How Many People Are Named Chelsa?
An estimated 1,047 people in the United States have the first name Chelsa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Chelsa peaked in popularity in 1990 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chelsa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chelsa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,047
About 1 in 327,368 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1990
80 births
Total Registered
1,107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chelsa
Chelsa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,107 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chelsa as a female name
Ranked #14,238 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1990 (80 births)
Chelsa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chelsa span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 439 babies were registered. Chelsa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chelsa by Decade
How has Chelsa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chelsa by State
Birth registrations for Chelsa span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New York, Florida, Tennessee. On average, about 18 Chelsas were registered per state.
Chelsa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chelsa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chelsa
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Chelsa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chelsa?
We estimate approximately 1,047 people named Chelsa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 327,368 Americans share this first name.
Is Chelsa a common name?
Chelsa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chelsa most popular?
Chelsa reached peak popularity in 1990, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chelsa is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chelsa a female name?
Chelsa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chelsa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chelsa Smith, Chelsa Johnson, Chelsa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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