Chelsea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHEL-see
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,036 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #851 for girls
Chelsea is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “chalk landing place”. In 2025 it ranked 1,036th for girls in the UK (35 babies) and 851st for girls in the US (319 babies).
What does Chelsea mean?
English: London place name, from Old English
“chalk landing place”
Taken from the London district on the Thames, home of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Chelsea Flower Show.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Chelsea a girl's or a boy's name?
Chelsea is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 35 girls in the UK and 319 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chelsea in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,036th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 35 about 1 in 8,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 35 girls in the UK were named Chelsea, making it the 1,036th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 877th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 1,875 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chelsea in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were given Chelsea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #882, up from #1,036 for this spelling alone.
- Chelsea 35
- Chelsie 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 983rd in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#38) and 2004 (#86).
Chelsea in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | #1,036 |
| 2024 | 30 | #1,176 |
| 2023 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2022 | 46 | #836 |
| 2021 | 50 | #805 |
| 2020 | 44 | #877 |
| 2019 | 48 | #839 |
| 2018 | 59 | #731 |
| 2017 | 92 | #517 |
| 2016 | 94 | #505 |
| 2015 | 107 | #456 |
| 2014 | 107 | #452 |
| 2013 | 151 | #344 |
| 2012 | 185 | #299 |
| 2011 | 164 | #330 |
| 2010 | 264 | #220 |
| 2009 | 289 | #204 |
| 2008 | 348 | #177 |
| 2007 | 479 | #132 |
| 2006 | 526 | #113 |
| 2005 | 505 | #116 |
| 2004 | 684 | #84 |
| 2003 | 758 | #77 |
| 2002 | 755 | #74 |
| 2001 | 908 | #61 |
| 2000 | 1,134 | #49 |
| 1999 | 1,442 | #43 |
| 1998 | 1,757 | #36 |
| 1997 | 1,875 | #33 |
| 1996 | 1,871 | #35 |
How popular is Chelsea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 851st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 319 about 1 in 5,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 319 girls in the US were named Chelsea, making it the 851st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 644th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 16,177 girls. It first appears in the records in 1910.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Chelsea than any year since 1973.
Half of all the girls named Chelsea in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 377 girls in the US were given Chelsea or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #731, up from #851 for this spelling alone.
Chelsea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 319 | #851 |
| 2024 | 358 | #787 |
| 2023 | 397 | #712 |
| 2022 | 424 | #693 |
| 2021 | 466 | #635 |
| 2020 | 449 | #644 |
| 2019 | 557 | #545 |
| 2018 | 664 | #471 |
| 2017 | 818 | #381 |
| 2016 | 933 | #354 |
| 2015 | 1,057 | #309 |
| 2014 | 1,196 | #275 |
| 2013 | 1,179 | #271 |
| 2012 | 1,356 | #235 |
| 2011 | 1,425 | #222 |
| 2010 | 1,417 | #223 |
| 2009 | 1,429 | #232 |
| 2008 | 1,518 | #222 |
| 2007 | 1,644 | #209 |
| 2006 | 1,824 | #192 |
| 2005 | 1,734 | #200 |
| 2004 | 1,752 | #195 |
| 2003 | 1,838 | #176 |
| 2002 | 1,785 | #179 |
| 2001 | 2,120 | #153 |
| 2000 | 2,380 | #140 |
| 1999 | 2,725 | #122 |
| 1998 | 3,518 | #94 |
| 1997 | 4,461 | #73 |
| 1996 | 5,864 | #55 |
| 1995 | 6,761 | #47 |
| 1994 | 7,718 | #38 |
| 1993 | 11,287 | #25 |
| 1992 | 16,177 | #15 |
| 1991 | 13,509 | #18 |
| 1990 | 12,785 | #24 |
| 1989 | 11,252 | #27 |
| 1988 | 8,879 | #33 |
| 1987 | 6,631 | #47 |
| 1986 | 3,753 | #73 |
| 1985 | 3,613 | #75 |
| 1984 | 3,530 | #84 |
| 1983 | 2,708 | #102 |
| 1982 | 1,715 | #170 |
| 1981 | 542 | #408 |
| 1980 | 540 | #412 |
| 1979 | 443 | #458 |
| 1978 | 505 | #409 |
| 1977 | 482 | #421 |
| 1976 | 441 | #442 |
| 1975 | 351 | #509 |
| 1974 | 377 | #474 |
| 1973 | 240 | #630 |
| 1972 | 218 | #678 |
| 1971 | 202 | #740 |
| 1970 | 226 | #692 |
| 1969 | 201 | #701 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,834 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,202 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,409 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,548 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,873 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
Nicknames for Chelsea
- Chels
Names like Chelsea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber, Chloe, Jasmine, Francesca, Holly, Jessica, Zoe, Ellie, Molly, Hannah, Mia, Leah
Other spellings of Chelsea
Names related to Chelsea
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Chelsea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chelsea, updated 20 October 2026.