How Many People Are Named Chelsee?
An estimated 1,681 people in the United States have the first name Chelsee. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Chelsee peaked in popularity in 1992 with 165 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chelsee 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 Chelsee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,681
About 1 in 203,899 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1992
165 births
Total Registered
1,742
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chelsee
Chelsee is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,742 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chelsee as a female name
Ranked #13,956 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (165 births)
Chelsee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chelsee span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 959 babies were registered. Chelsee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chelsee by Decade
How has Chelsee 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.
Chelsee by State
Birth registrations for Chelsee span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Oregon, Mississippi, Louisiana. On average, about 23 Chelsees were registered per state.
Chelsee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chelsee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chelsee
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Chelsee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chelsee?
We estimate approximately 1,681 people named Chelsee 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 203,899 Americans share this first name.
Is Chelsee a common name?
Chelsee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,742 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chelsee most popular?
Chelsee reached peak popularity in 1992, when 165 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chelsee is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chelsee a female name?
Chelsee is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chelsee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chelsee Smith, Chelsee Johnson, Chelsee 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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