Chelsey
Chelsey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Chelsey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chelsey is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Chelsey
The earliest SSA record of Chelsey as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 13 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 2,880 newborns named Chelsey — #117 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Chelsey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Chelsey ranks #5,566 for baby girls with 22 births, falling sharply (-54%). All told, over 32K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Chelsey
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chelsey. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Chelsey
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Chelsey
Chelsey is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 32K births in the dataset. Chelsey's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #117. Use the chart and map above to compare Chelsey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.