Girls' name · since 1969
Chelsi
4,050 babies named Chelsi in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,050
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,050 babies have been named Chelsi since 1969, making it today's #12165 girls' name.
Chelsi has 4,050 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12165 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #2,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,165 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,050 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsi ranks #2,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,165 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,050 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,165 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,050
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsi's 4,050 recorded births place it above 95.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Chelsi compares
4,050 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Chelsi's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chelsi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,050 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 339 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chelsi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelsi splits its recorded history at 1997: 22% of all births land in the more recent half, 78% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 339 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelsi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 339
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Chelsi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,092 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Chelsi's strongest decade.
2,092 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Chelsi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 104
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,213 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,092 births
- 2000s 440
2000s
440 births
- 2010s 169
2010s
169 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,092 births (52% of all-time use).
How Chelsi 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 Chelsi's total volume
Chelsi by state
Where Chelsi concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 381 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 237 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 154 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 131 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 123 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 105 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 94 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 92 | 2.3% |
381 of 4,050 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Chelsi appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chelsi's data
- Chelsi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,092 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chelsis (381 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 Chelsi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
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 Chelsi 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.