Chelse
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHEL-see
- Origin
- English
Chelse is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “chalk landing place”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chelse mean?
English: short form of Chelsea, from Old English cealc 'chalk' and hyth 'landing place'
“chalk landing place”
Short form of Chelsea, the London district whose name comes from Old English words for chalk and landing place.
Is Chelse a girl's or a boy's name?
Chelse is a girls' name.
How popular is Chelse in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 74 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Chelse in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chelse in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,062 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 25 | #4,363 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 58 | #2,250 |
| 1993 | 62 | #2,147 |
| 1992 | 74 | #1,889 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,927 |
| 1990 | 58 | #2,196 |
| 1989 | 62 | #2,022 |
| 1988 | 56 | #2,066 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 31 | #2,850 |
| 1983 | 17 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
Names like Chelse
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Jade, Amber, Katherine, Essence, Taylor, Nicole, Chloe, Danielle, Paige, Chandler, Caroline
Names related to Chelse
Chelsea, Chelsey, Chelsie, Chelsy, Celes, Celise, Chelsi, Chelsee
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chelse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chelse, updated 20 October 2026.