How Many People Are Named Chelsi?
An estimated 3,888 people in the United States have the first name Chelsi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Chelsi peaked in popularity in 1991 with 339 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chelsi 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 Chelsi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,888
About 1 in 88,157 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1991
339 births
Total Registered
4,043
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chelsi
Chelsi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,043 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chelsi as a female name
Ranked #10,478 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (339 births)
Chelsi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chelsi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,092 babies were registered. Chelsi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chelsi by Decade
How has Chelsi 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.
Chelsi by State
Birth registrations for Chelsi span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Nevada, Montana, Maryland. On average, about 66 Chelsis were registered per state.
Chelsi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chelsi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chelsi
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chelsi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chelsi?
We estimate approximately 3,888 people named Chelsi 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 88,157 Americans share this first name.
Is Chelsi a common name?
Chelsi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,043 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chelsi most popular?
Chelsi reached peak popularity in 1991, when 339 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chelsi is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chelsi a female name?
Chelsi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chelsi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chelsi Smith, Chelsi Johnson, Chelsi 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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