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Chelsea

“Chalk landing place” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #851 in the US (2025) · 90s

Chelsea has appeared in US records since 1910 — best rank #15 (1992) · 162,884 babies named Chelsea all-time · 1 in 5,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 girls in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 3,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,200 girls in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Chelseas

• Chelsea Manning — American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
• Chelsea Clinton — American author and global health advocate
• Chelsea Kane — American actress and singer
• Chelsea Handler — American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
• Chelsea Peretti — American comedian and actress

In stories & tradition

• Chelsea Fox — EastEnders
• Chelsea Lawson — The Young and the Restless
• Chelsea Murphy — Neighbours

What Chelseas become

Among 415 notable people named Chelsea:

Athletes appear 2.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chelsea Green, Canadian professional wrestler.

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