Girls' name · since 1969
Chelsia
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.
- #13,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 387
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 387 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Chelsia recorded 387 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2009.
- #13,777 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 387 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsia ranks #13,777 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 387 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,777 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 387
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsia's 387 recorded births place it above 80.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chelsia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chelsia's full recorded timeline at 1992, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chelsia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2009
- Peak year (1992)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Chelsia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (181 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Chelsia's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Chelsia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
120 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 181 births (47% of all-time use).
Chelsia by state
Where Chelsia concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 387 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chelsia's data
- Chelsia's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2000s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chelsias (7 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelsia: 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 (~40 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, 1969–2009 (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 Chelsia 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.