Girls' name · since 1977
Chelsee
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 1,742 babies named Chelsee, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,742
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,742 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsee has been recorded 1,742 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2022.
- #5,168 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,742 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsee ranks #5,168 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,742 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,168 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,742
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsee's 1,742 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chelsee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelsee splits its recorded history at 1999: 21% of all births land in the more recent half, 79% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 165 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelsee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 165
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Chelsee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (959 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Chelsee's strongest decade.
959 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Chelsee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
425 births
- 1990s
1990s
959 births
- 2000s 229
2000s
229 births
- 2010s 104
2010s
104 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 959 births (55% of all-time use).
How Chelsee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chelsee's total volume
Chelsee by state
Where Chelsee concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 119 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 106 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 65 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Utah | | 56 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 26 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 16 | 0.9% |
119 of 1,742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Chelsee appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chelsee's data
- Chelsee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (959 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chelsees (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelsee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chelsee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.