Given name
Chelsey
“from the landing place for chalk”
Chelsey is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “from the landing place for chalk.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the landing place for chalk.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
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
Chelsey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31,563
- 65 boys · 31,498 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 2,886 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,370 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,370 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 56.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,880 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,913 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.
Chelsey’s family of names
In English usage, Chelsey has a related form in Chelsea. Chelsey has a related form in Chelsea. Chelsey has a related form in Chelsie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chelsey
- Chelsey ReistCanadian actress, television host and dancerborn 1987
- Chelsey GullicksonUS tennis playerborn 1990
- Chelsey CrispAmerican actress, writer and producer (b. 1983)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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