Chelsey is an established variant of Chelsea that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Chelsey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,370 for girl births in the United States (and #11,064 across all names), given to 18 babies. Chelsey was first reported in SSA data in 1969 and peaked in 1992 (2,880 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #6,370 | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,484 | — |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | #3,720 | — |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | #4,397 | — |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | #3,400 | — |
| 2020 | 45 | 45 | #3,406 | — |
| 2019 | 72 | 72 | #2,457 | — |
| 2018 | 65 | 65 | #2,654 | — |
| 2017 | 83 | 83 | #2,261 | — |
| 2016 | 102 | 102 | #1,959 | — |
| 2015 | 123 | 123 | #1,712 | — |
| 2014 | 140 | 140 | #1,558 | — |
| 2013 | 147 | 147 | #1,502 | — |
| 2012 | 161 | 161 | #1,418 | — |
| 2011 | 182 | 182 | #1,294 | — |
| 2010 | 206 | 206 | #1,181 | — |
| 2009 | 233 | 233 | #1,094 | — |
| 2008 | 260 | 260 | #1,014 | — |
| 2007 | 347 | 347 | #827 | — |
| 2006 | 342 | 342 | #799 | — |
| 2005 | 325 | 325 | #798 | — |
| 2004 | 356 | 356 | #739 | — |
| 2003 | 380 | 380 | #688 | — |
| 2002 | 423 | 423 | #605 | — |
| 2001 | 491 | 491 | #542 | — |
| 2000 | 580 | 580 | #475 | — |
| 1999 | 638 | 638 | #432 | — |
| 1998 | 832 | 832 | #348 | — |
| 1997 | 1,099 | — | #263 | — |
| 1996 | 1,285 | — | #223 | — |
| 1995 | 1,408 | — | #206 | — |
| 1994 | 1,655 | — | #178 | — |
| 1993 | 2,154 | — | #145 | — |
| 1992 | 2,886 | — | #117 | #7,571 |
| 1991 | 2,440 | — | #129 | — |
| 1990 | 2,456 | — | #128 | #5,450 |
| 1989 | 2,210 | — | #140 | #5,718 |
| 1988 | 1,894 | — | #149 | #3,233 |
| 1987 | 1,484 | — | #186 | #5,583 |
| 1986 | 813 | — | #303 | #6,898 |
| 1985 | 822 | — | #300 | #5,236 |
| 1984 | 736 | — | #322 | #5,063 |
| 1983 | 535 | — | #404 | — |
| 1982 | 322 | — | #569 | — |
| 1981 | 78 | — | #1,531 | — |
| 1980 | 83 | — | #1,460 | — |
| 1979 | 88 | — | #1,398 | — |
| 1978 | 83 | — | #1,397 | — |
| 1977 | 68 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1976 | 60 | — | #1,641 | — |
| 1975 | 45 | — | #1,966 | — |
| 1974 | 49 | — | #1,803 | — |
| 1973 | 33 | — | #2,313 | — |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #2,462 | — |
| 1971 | 25 | — | #2,813 | — |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #3,608 | — |
| 1969 | 13 | — | #3,979 | — |