Chelsi is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chelsi means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chelsi across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chelsi has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chelsi is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “variant of Chelsea, chalk landing place”. A respelling of Chelsea, from a district of London.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,050 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 121 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 18 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chelsi per year, United States (1969 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (339/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (12/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1997 (5/yr).
Chelsi is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #1,186 nationally (given to 339 babies that year).
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