Chelsea Name Popularity
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How popular is Chelsea?
Ranking 470th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Chelsea is somewhat popular.Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.
Position 15, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1992 with 16,174 occurrences.
The least amount of newborns dubbed Chelsea in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1962.
Chelsea, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1965-1970, 1971-1976, and 1979-1992, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1992-2002, 2005-2008, and 2010-2017.
Sometimes the name Chelsea has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Chelsea's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.
How popular will Chelsea be?
The popularity trend for Chelsea has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Chelsea has dropped.
The name Chelsea still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Chelsea is much less frequently used as a given name.
for Percentages.| Chelsea (Girl) | Chelsea (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 659 | 470 | 5 | 12,434 |
| 2017 | | 814 | 381 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 930 | 354 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 1,055 | 307 | 6 | 10,911 |
| 2014 | | 1,194 | 275 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 1,177 | 271 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 1,356 | 235 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 1,425 | 222 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 1,417 | 222 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 1,429 | 231 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 1,515 | 222 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 1,643 | 209 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 1,824 | 192 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 1,734 | 200 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | 1,752 | 194 | 11 | 6,595 |
| 2003 | | 1,838 | 176 | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 1,785 | 179 | 7 | 8,604 |
| 2001 | | 2,118 | 153 | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 2,380 | 140 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 2,725 | 122 | 8 | 7,250 |
| 1998 | | 3,518 | 94 | 7 | 7,695 |
| 1997 | | 4,460 | 73 | 7 | 7,404 |
| 1996 | | 5,865 | 55 | 9 | 6,066 |
| 1995 | | 6,760 | 47 | 14 | 4,311 |
| 1994 | | 7,717 | 38 | 14 | 4,329 |
| 1993 | | 11,288 | 25 | 18 | 3,521 |
| 1992 | | 16,174 | 15 | 22 | 3,017 |
| 1991 | | 13,511 | 18 | 32 | 2,238 |
| 1990 | | 12,782 | 24 | 33 | 2,180 |
| 1989 | | 11,250 | 27 | 49 | 1,620 |
| 1988 | | 8,880 | 33 | 30 | 2,090 |
| 1987 | | 6,630 | 47 | 22 | 2,480 |
| 1986 | | 3,753 | 73 | 19 | 2,691 |
| 1985 | | 3,614 | 75 | 18 | 2,730 |
| 1984 | | 3,529 | 84 | 18 | 2,626 |
| 1983 | | 2,707 | 102 | 12 | 3,434 |
| 1982 | | 1,716 | 169 | 8 | 4,661 |
| 1981 | | 542 | 408 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 540 | 412 | 5 | 6,403 |
| 1979 | | 443 | 458 | 7 | 4,919 |
| 1978 | | 505 | 410 | 7 | 4,626 |
| 1977 | | 482 | 421 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 441 | 442 | 7 | 4,516 |
| 1975 | | 349 | 512 | 6 | 4,900 |
| 1974 | | 377 | 474 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 240 | 631 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 218 | 678 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 202 | 739 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 226 | 692 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 201 | 701 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 42 | 1,835 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 6 | 6,125 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 8 | 4,930 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 7 | 5,354 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 8 | 5,076 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 6 | 5,978 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 5 | 6,700 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 9 | 4,495 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 7 | 5,106 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 6 | 5,480 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 4,027 |
| 1955 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 7 | 4,728 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 5 | 5,683 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 6 | 4,821 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,505 |
| 1943 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 5 | 4,728 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1938 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1936 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 5 | 4,310 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1933 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 5 | 4,521 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 5 | 4,664 | 5 | 4,089 |
| 1929 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1927 | | 7 | 3,926 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 5 | 4,961 | < 5 | -- |
| 1925 | | 6 | 4,522 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | < 5 | -- | 6 | 3,955 |
| 1923 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 7 | 4,079 | < 5 | -- |
| 1921 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1920 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 4,404 |
| 1919 | | 5 | 4,946 | 7 | 3,461 |
| 1918 | | 7 | 3,937 | 6 | 3,798 |
| 1917 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1916 | | < 5 | -- | 7 | 3,229 |
| 1915 | | 7 | 3,492 | < 5 | -- |
| 1914 | | < 5 | -- | 5 | 3,340 |
| 1913 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 5 | 2,472 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
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| 1880 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |