Chelsia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHEL-see-a
- Origin
- English
Chelsia 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 Chelsia mean?
English: variant of Chelsea, from Old English cealc 'chalk' and hyth 'landing place'
“chalk landing place”
Spelling variant of Chelsea, the London district whose name comes from Old English words for chalk and landing place.
Is Chelsia a girl's or a boy's name?
Chelsia is a girls' name.
How popular is Chelsia 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 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Chelsia in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chelsia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,069 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 19 | #4,863 |
| 1989 | 26 | #3,778 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Chelsia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amanda Julia Sophia Samantha Madison Christina Savannah Lydia Charity Clarissa Emily Amber
Names related to Chelsia
More English names
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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, “Chelsia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chelsia, updated 20 October 2026.