Girls' name · since 1969
Chelsey
31,498 babies named Chelsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,498
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
31,498 babies have been named Chelsey since 1969, making it today's #6374 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsey has been recorded 31,498 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #6374 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,374 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 31,498 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsey ranks #813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,374 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 31,498 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,374 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,498
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsey's 31,498 recorded births place it above 98.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Chelsey compares
31,498 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chelsey's all-time total is 84x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chelsey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,498 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,880 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chelsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chelsey's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 25% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 75%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 13 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 2,880, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chelsey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 2,880
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Chelsey popularity over time - boys
65 total births recorded since 1984 (Chelsey as boys' name)
Chelsey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16,838 births, 53% of the file).
1990s was Chelsey's strongest decade.
16,838 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Chelsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 497
1970s
497 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,927 births
- 1990s
1990s
16,838 births
- 2000s 3,737
2000s
3,737 births
- 2010s 1,281
2010s
1,281 births
- 2020s 205
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16,838 births (53% of all-time use).
How Chelsey 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 Chelsey's total volume
Chelsey by state
Where Chelsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,272 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,258 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,460 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,258 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 1,235 | 3.9% |
| #6 | New York | | 1,201 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,167 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,088 | 3.5% |
2,272 of 31,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Chelsey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chelsey's data
- Chelsey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (16,838 total births); usage has since declined to 205 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chelseys (2,272 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Chelsey: 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 (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Chelsey 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.