Recorded 1969–2009 Girls' name Peak 1992 387 births

Chelsia — girls' name

387 babies named Chelsia 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.

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The verdict

387 girls have been named Chelsia since 1969, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

387
total births
1969–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Chelsia was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

41 babies were named Chelsia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chelsia

The Social Security Administration has registered 387 babies named Chelsia between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chelsia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chelsia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 181 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chelsia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chelsia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chelsia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 387 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chelsia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

387

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1992

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Chelsia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1992)
41
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Chelsia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
181 births that decade — 47% of Chelsia's all-time total
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Chelsia by state

Where Chelsia concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chelsia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.8%
Texas share of Chelsia's total US births 1.8%

7 of 387 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chelsia?
387 babies have been named Chelsia since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1992 with 41 births.
When was Chelsia most popular?
Chelsia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 181 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Chelsia most popular?
The top states for the name Chelsia are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Chelsia been used?
Chelsia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Chelsia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.