Chelsi
Girl name · 18 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Chelsi: 18 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 1997.
Chelsi is a modern phonetic variant of Chelsea, which originated as an Old English place name meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone." The name gained widespread popularity after the upmarket Chelsea district of London, and later entered the baby name mainstream following the 1960s pop cultural cachet attached to the area. Among notable bearers, the American actress Chelsi Smith made history as the first African American Miss USA in 1995, while the name also echoes through the Scottish actress Chelsi-Marie Willis. Though the traditional Chelsea spelling remains more common, Chelsi offers a streamlined twist that parents may find fresh without sacrificing the name's inherent charm. Interestingly, this spelling variant saw a brief surge in Scotland during the early 2000s, reflecting the broader trend of customising classic names.
Girl 5 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19975 babies
- Latest (2009)
- #7833 babies
- Total births
- 18since 1993
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y