Female name
Chelsea
13,084 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 8.
Origin
From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).From Wiktionary, entry “Chelsea”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 1,735 births. 13,084 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 34th among girls' names in 1996. It is still given: 185 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1992: 16,199 births. 163,335 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 15th among girls' names in 1992. It really came into use around 1968. It is still given: 1,964 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1999: 85 births. 947 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 54th among girls' names in 1999. It really came into use around 1993. It is still given: 14 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,560 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 992 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
3 + 8 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
5 + 5 + 1 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 8 + 3 + 1 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 7, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.