Is Chelsey a boy or girl name?
Chelsey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 0 boys were named Chelsey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 31,543 US babies named Chelsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,461
- Babies named Chelsey since 1969
- 31,543
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 2,886 babies
Boys and girls named Chelsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 498 | 100% |
| 1980s | 50 | 8,927 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 15 | 16,837 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,737 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,279 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 187 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,461 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,714 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,394 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,400 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,406 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,456 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,691 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,261 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,959 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,712 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,558 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,502 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,418 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,294 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,185 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 233 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 260 | #1,014 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 347 | #827 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 342 | #798 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 325 | #798 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 356 | #739 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 380 | #688 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 423 | #605 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 491 | #542 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 580 | #475 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 638 | #432 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 832 | #348 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,099 | #263 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,285 | #223 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,408 | #206 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,654 | #178 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 2,154 | #145 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,571 | 2,880 | #117 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 2,440 | #129 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,450 | 2,447 | #128 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,717 | 2,202 | #140 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,233 | 1,878 | #149 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,583 | 1,477 | #186 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,900 | 808 | #303 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,236 | 815 | #300 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,062 | 729 | #322 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 535 | #404 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 322 | #569 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,531 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,460 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,398 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,396 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,578 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,641 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,966 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,804 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,313 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,461 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,813 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,454 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,979 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chelsey reached #3,233 in 1988. As a girl name, it reached #117 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 Chelsey
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.