How Many People Are Named Chelse?
An estimated 805 people in the United States have the first name Chelse. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Chelse peaked in popularity in 1992 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chelse 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 Chelse paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
805
About 1 in 425,782 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1992
74 births
Total Registered
838
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chelse
Chelse is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 838 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chelse as a female name
Ranked #17,581 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1992 (74 births)
Chelse: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chelse span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 456 babies were registered. Chelse has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chelse by Decade
How has Chelse 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.
Chelse by State
Birth registrations for Chelse span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, Pennsylvania, Ohio. On average, about 10 Chelses were registered per state.
Chelse + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chelse as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chelse
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chelse: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chelse?
We estimate approximately 805 people named Chelse 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 425,782 Americans share this first name.
Is Chelse a common name?
Chelse is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 838 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chelse most popular?
Chelse reached peak popularity in 1992, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chelse is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chelse a female name?
Chelse is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chelse Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chelse Smith, Chelse Johnson, Chelse 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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