Chelsea is a moderately popular girls' name in United States, ranking #354 in 2016 with 933 recorded births. This places Chelsea in the top 2% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Moderately Popular. The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 5,864 births ranking #55. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 84.1%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 1,899 girls born was named Chelsea. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.