Girls' name · since 1971
Chelsy
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 3,318 babies named Chelsy, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,318
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chelsy is the #7222 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,318 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsy has been recorded 3,318 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #7222 nationally and more common than 58% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #3,375 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,222 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,318 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelsy ranks #3,375 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,222 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,318 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,375 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,222 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,318
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelsy's 3,318 recorded births place it above 95.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chelsy compares
3,318 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Chelsy's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chelsy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,318 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 225 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chelsy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chelsy's full recorded timeline at 1999, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 225 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chelsy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 225
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Chelsy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,388 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Chelsy's strongest decade.
1,388 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Chelsy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
713 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,388 births
- 2000s
2000s
662 births
- 2010s 390
2010s
390 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,388 births (42% of all-time use).
How Chelsy 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 Chelsy's total volume
Chelsy by state
Where Chelsy concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 384 | 11.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 309 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 143 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 128 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 61 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 57 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 53 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 52 | 1.6% |
384 of 3,318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Chelsy appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chelsy's data
- Chelsy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,388 total births); usage has since declined to 100 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chelsys (384 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chelsy: 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 (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Chelsy 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.