Chelsi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHEL-see
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Chelsi is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “chalk landing place”. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Chelsi mean?
English: spelling of Chelsea, the London district
“chalk landing place”
A spelling of Chelsea, the London district whose Old English name meant 'landing place for chalk'.
Is Chelsi a girl's or a boy's name?
Chelsi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chelsi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chelsi in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Chelsi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 9 | #2,109 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,450 |
How popular is Chelsi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Chelsi, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 339 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Chelsi in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 377 girls in the US were given Chelsi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #731, up from #11,928 for this spelling alone.
Chelsi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,227 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,396 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3,168 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 34 | #4,089 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,931 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,877 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,850 |
| 1999 | 51 | #2,700 |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,974 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,473 |
| 1996 | 180 | #1,034 |
| 1995 | 303 | #696 |
| 1994 | 170 | #1,064 |
| 1993 | 267 | #772 |
| 1992 | 324 | #677 |
| 1991 | 339 | #648 |
| 1990 | 271 | #760 |
| 1989 | 304 | #665 |
| 1988 | 257 | #729 |
| 1987 | 155 | #1,005 |
| 1986 | 114 | #1,215 |
| 1985 | 110 | #1,239 |
| 1984 | 110 | #1,190 |
| 1983 | 90 | #1,328 |
| 1982 | 42 | #2,327 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 11 | #5,159 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Chelsi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amber Jasmine Chloe Holly Hannah Molly Jessica Emily Erin Ellie Zoe Sarah
Other spellings of Chelsi
Names related to Chelsi
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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, “Chelsi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chelsi, updated 20 October 2026.