Is Chelsea a boy or girl name?
Chelsea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 358 girls and 0 boys were named Chelsea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 163,013 US babies named Chelsea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #784
- Babies named Chelsea since 1910
- 163,013
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 16,199 babies
Boys and girls named Chelsea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 | 24 | 49% |
| 1920s | 11 | 25 | 69.4% |
| 1930s | 5 | 15 | 75% |
| 1940s | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| 1950s | 5 | 31 | 86.1% |
| 1960s | 0 | 292 | 100% |
| 1970s | 26 | 3,485 | 99.3% |
| 1980s | 181 | 43,164 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 164 | 84,804 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 18 | 18,024 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 11 | 10,601 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,092 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 358 | #784 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 396 | #712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 424 | #692 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 465 | #635 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 449 | #644 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 557 | #547 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,510 | 664 | #471 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 818 | #381 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 933 | #354 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,922 | 1,057 | #309 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,195 | #275 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,179 | #271 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,356 | #235 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,425 | #222 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,417 | #223 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,429 | #232 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,518 | #222 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,644 | #209 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,824 | #192 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,734 | #200 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,598 | 1,752 | #194 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,838 | #176 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,606 | 1,785 | #179 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,120 | #153 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 2,380 | #140 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,255 | 2,725 | #122 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,697 | 3,518 | #94 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,408 | 4,461 | #73 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,068 | 5,864 | #55 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,312 | 6,761 | #47 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,330 | 7,718 | #38 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,521 | 11,287 | #25 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,018 | 16,177 | #15 |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,237 | 13,509 | #18 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,180 | 12,784 | #24 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,620 | 11,252 | #27 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,092 | 8,880 | #33 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,483 | 6,630 | #47 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,699 | 3,753 | #73 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,731 | 3,613 | #75 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,628 | 3,531 | #84 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,434 | 2,708 | #102 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,660 | 1,715 | #170 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 542 | #408 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,404 | 540 | #412 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,921 | 443 | #458 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,629 | 505 | #410 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 482 | #421 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,026 | 441 | #442 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,896 | 351 | #509 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 377 | #474 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 240 | #631 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 218 | #678 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 202 | #740 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 226 | #692 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 201 | #702 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,835 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,129 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,933 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,360 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,075 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,979 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,702 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,496 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,111 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,482 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,028 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,731 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,681 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,821 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,506 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,727 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,310 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,518 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,089 | 5 | #4,665 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,926 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,960 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,522 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,954 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,079 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,405 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,460 | 5 | #4,946 |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,798 | 7 | #3,937 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,229 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,492 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,340 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,472 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chelsea reached #1,620 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #15 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chelsea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.