Given name
Chelsa
“from the landing place for chalk”
Chelsa is a variant of Chelsea. One English interpretation is “from the landing place for chalk.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chelsa is a variant of Chelsea. One English interpretation is “from the landing place for chalk.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chelsa is a variant of Chelsea. An origin associated with Chelsea is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chelsa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,107
- 0 boys · 1,107 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 80 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 80 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,008 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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