Chelsea

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girlmodernclassicplace

“chalk landing place” — English

#7842024 rank
1992peak year
162,562babies named Chelsea since 1880
▼ 36%5-year trend

Chelsea popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 199218801920196020002024

What does Chelsea mean?

From the London district, Old English cealc, 'chalk', with hythe, 'landing place'. First used as a given name in the 1940s and boomed in the 1980s and 1990s.

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

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