Girls' name · since 1936
Chelsie
Since 1936, U.S. Social Security records show 13,855 babies named Chelsie, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,855
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsie currently ranks #6359 among girls' names in America, with 13,855 babies recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Chelsie recorded 13,855 times among girls since 1936, holding rank #6359 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, 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 1936 to 2025.
- #1,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,359 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,855 born since 1936
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsie ranks #1,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,359 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,855 born since 1936, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,361 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,855
- born since 1936
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsie's 13,855 recorded births place it above 98.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Chelsie compares
13,855 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Chelsie's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chelsie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,855 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,223 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chelsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelsie splits its recorded history at 1997: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1936 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 1,223 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 1,223
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Chelsie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7,198 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Chelsie's strongest decade.
7,198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Chelsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 299
1970s
299 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,142 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,198 births
- 2000s 1,521
2000s
1,521 births
- 2010s 561
2010s
561 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7,198 births (52% of all-time use).
How Chelsie 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 Chelsie's total volume
Chelsie by state
Where Chelsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,043 | 7.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,002 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 842 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 476 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 474 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 466 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 419 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Utah | | 417 | 3.0% |
1,043 of 13,855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Chelsie appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chelsie's data
- Chelsie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (7,198 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chelsies (1,043 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 Chelsie: 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 (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Chelsie 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.