Chelsea
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Chelsea is an Old English place name meaning “chalk landing place” or “chalk wharf.” Chelsea is also read as “ship port” or “landing place.” Chelsea is a district of London and New York, and Bill Clinton’s daughter, named for the song “Chelsea Morning,” gave it a big boost. Chelsea reached the height of its popularity as a name during the early 1990s.
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Usage of Chelsea in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Chelsea against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Chelsea is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Chelsea in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 319 girls were named Chelsea, making it the #851 girls' name in the US. Since 1910, 162,884 girls have been named Chelsea, with the most (16,177) in 1992. It is most common, relative to births, in Arkansas, North Carolina and Illinois.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #506 girls | 25 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| Canada (Quebec) | #467 girls | 10 | Retraite Québec (via Données Québec), 2025 |
| England and Wales | #983 girls | 35 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| France | #699 girls | 55 | Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), 2025 |
| Ireland | #608 girls | 5 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #720 girls | 9 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| New Zealand | #396 girls | 10 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Switzerland | #183 girls | 1 | Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/UST), 2025 |
| Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy) | #502 girls | 3 | Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS/OFS), 2025 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | #662 girls (all ages) | 826 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Chelsea
There are 50 towns and villages with Chelsea in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 39🇨🇦 Canada 6🇯🇲 Jamaica 3🇦🇺 Australia 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Chelsea | Massachusetts, 🇺🇸 United States | 39,398 | Map |
| Chelsea | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 12,059 | Map |
| Chelsea | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | 8,000 | Map |
| Chelsea | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,205 | Map |
| Chelsea | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,661 | Map |
| Chelsea | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,969 | Map |
| Chelsea | Vermont, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,242 | Map |
| Chelsea | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 261 | Map |
| Chelsea | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | 113 | Map |
| Chelsea | South Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 26 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Chelsea
There are 11 lakes and reservoirs with Chelsea in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 9🇨🇦 Canada 2
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| Chelsea Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Chelsea Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Pond | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Reservoir | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Slough | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Game Preserve Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Reservoir Number 1 | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Chelsea Reservoir Number 2 | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Little Chelsea Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Chelsea songs
17 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Chelsea in their title. The best known:
- Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis (2006)
- Chelsea Morning – Joni Mitchell (1967)
- Chelsea Girls – Lou Reed (1967)
- Midnight in Chelsea – Jon Bon Jovi (1997)
- Chelsea Bridge – Lena Horne (1941)
- Chelsea Smile – Bring Me the Horizon (2009)
- (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea – Elvis Costello (1978)
- Chelsea (2009)
- Chelsea – Stefy (2006)
- Somebody's Chelsea – Reba McEntire (2011)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Chelsea
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Chelsea.
Chelsea Blue
Chelsea Charms
Chelsea Clinton
Chelsea Forkin
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Fictional characters named Chelsea
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Chelsea as a pet name
FurryName has found 493 dogs named Chelsea in public pet registers, making it the #286 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (22), Noosa (17), Golden Plains Shire (9). Chelsea as a dog name →
FurryName has found 10 cats named Chelsea in public pet registers, making it the #798 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (7), Golden Plains Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Chelsea as a cat name →
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