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Chelsea Pronunciation Gender
Female Word/name
Old English Meaning "chalk wharf", "chalk landing place" Region of origin England Alternative spelling Chelsie, Chelsi, Chelsy, Chelcie, Chelci, Chelcy, Chelcey, Chelsey, Chelcea, Chealsy
Chelsea is a female given name of 20th-century coinage. It is pronounced , or , and sometimes spelled Chelsie or Chelsey. In the United States, the spelling "Chelsea" first entered the Social Security Administration baby naming data chart in 1969 at position 708. It rose in popularity among names for girls after 1980, peaking in 1992 at #15. As of 2009 it was ranked #231.
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This name is possibly linked with British pop culture of the late 1960s and
Joni Mitchell 's song "
Chelsea Morning " (named after the Manhattan district). For example,
Chelsea Clinton , daughter of former U.S. president
Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton , is named after the song as performed by
Judy Collins .
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Chelsea (alternatively Chelsey) was first a place name of
Old English origin, and the most common theory of its meaning is chalk landing place , Calc-hyð = "
chalk
wharf ". The
Synod of Chelsea at Chelchith in 787 is often identified with Chelsea, London; but the first firm record is of a manor at Chelsea just before the
Norman conquest . Today this original
Chelsea is part of the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and is pronounced
CHEL -see . From this origin other usages and places have arisen. For example,
Chelsea, Manhattan , takes its name from a Federal-style house in the area which had been named after the manor of Chelsea, London.
Notable people named Chelsea (or variants) include:
Chelsea, ring name of American actress, model, television personality, dancer, and former professional wrestling valet
Alison Skipper
Chelsea Abdullah , Kuwaiti-American writer
Chelsea Alden (born 1988), American actress
Chelsea Angelo (born 1996), Australian racecar driver
Chelsea Ashurst (born 1990), English professional footballer
Chelsea Aubry (born 1984), Canadian professional basketball player
Chelsea Baker (born 1986), Australian NRLW player
Chelsea Barber , British cast member of
Geordie Shore (series 14)
Chelsea Biddell (born 1998), Australian AFLW player
Chelsea Brandwood , Canadian curler
Chelsea Bremner (born 1995), New Zealand rugby union player
Chelsea Brook (born 1998), Australian WNBL player
Chelsea Brown (1942–2017), American actress, comedian, and dancer
Chelsea Buckland (born 1990), Canadian soccer player
Chelsea Cain (born 1972), American writer of novels and columns
Chelsea Carey (born 1984), Canadian curler
Chelsea Cawley , Irish murder victim
Chelsea Chandler (born 1994), American mixed martial artist
Chelsea Charms (born 1976), American big-bust model, Internet model, and stripper
Chelsea Chen (born 1983), American organist and composer
Chelsea Chenault (born 1994), American swimmer
Chelsea Clark (1983–2014), Canadian Paralympic athlete
Chelsea Clark (actress) (born 1998), Canadian actress
Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), American writer, global health advocate, and daughter of former U.S. President
Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton
Chelsea Connor , Dominican herpetologist and birder
Chelsea Cooley (born 1983), American actress, singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder
Chelsea Cornet (born 1998), Scottish SWPL player
Chelsea Corputty (born 1995), Indonesian rower
Chelsea Cullen (born 1994), Australian pop singer
Chelsea Cutler (born 1997), American singer-songwriter and producer
Chelsea Davis (born 1992), American artistic gymnast
Chelsea Davis, American diver at the
2005 World Aquatics Championships
Chelsea Dawn Gerlach , American criminal
Chelsea Dickenson (born 1990), British travel blogger and social media influencer
Chelsea Dungee (born 1997), American basketball player and assistant coach
Chelsea Edghill (born 1997), Guyanese table tennis player
Chelsea Eze (born 1985), Nigerian actress
Chelsea Field (born 1957), American actress
Chelsea Finn , American computer scientist and assistant professor
Chelsea Forkin (born 1989), Western Australian softball- and baseball player
Chelsea Frei , American actress
Chelsea Georgeson (born 1983), Australian surfer
Chelsea Gonzales (born 1995), American WPF player
Chelsea Goodacre (born 1993), American professional softball catcher
Chelsea Gray (born 1992), American WNBA player
Chelsea Green (born 1991), Canadian professional wrestler, stuntwoman, and model
Chelsea Gubecka (born 1998), Australian swimmer
Chelsea Hackett (born 1999), Australian kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and muay thai fighter
Chelsea Halfpenny (born 1991), English actress
Chelsea Hammond (born 1983), Jamaican long jumper
Chelsea Handler (born 1975), American comedian, actress, writer, television host, and producer
Chelsea Hardin (born 1991), American model, public speaker, and beauty pageant titleholder
Chelsea Harris (born 1990), American actress
Chelsea Hayes (born 1988), American track and field athlete
Chelsea Hobbs (born 1985), Canadian actress
Chelsea Hodges (born 2001), Australian swimmer
Chelsea Holmes , American comedian, actress, and writer
Chelsea Holmes (skier) (born 1987), American cross-country skier
Chelsea Islan (born 1995), American-born Indonesian actress, model, and activist
Chelsea Jackson Roberts , American fitness coach and Peloton instructor
Chelsea Jade (born 1989), South African-born New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer
Chelsea Jaensch (born 1985), Australian long jumper
Chelsea Jane (born 1992), Australian rapper and songwriter
Chelsea Jarvis (born 1992), Canadian curler
Chelsea Johnson (born 1983), American pole vaulter
Chelsea Kane (born 1988), American actress and singer
Chelsea King (1992–2010), American murder victim
Chelsea Krost (born 1991), American speaker, author, television- and radio talk show host, executive producer, health coach, and entrepreneur
Chelsea Laden (born 1992), American television creator and retired PHF goaltender
Chelsea Lankes , American electro-pop musician
Chelsea Lariviere , Canadian Paralympic athlete
Chelsea Lenarduzzi (born 1995), Australian NRLW- and QRL player
Chelsea Lewis (disambiguation) , several people
Chelsea Leyland , English DJ, cannabis- and epilepsy activist, and model
Chelsea Liu (born 1999), American pair skater
Chelsea Makela (born 1990), American actress, writer, and designer
Chelsea Malone (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder
Chelsea Manalo (born 1999), Filipino beauty pageant titleholder.
Chelsea Manning (born 1987), American activist, whistleblower, and former soldier convicted of violating the Espionage Act of 1917
Chelsea Marcantel , American playwright and director
Chelsea Marriner , New Zealand dog handler and trainer
Chelsea Marshall (born 1986), American alpine ski racer
Chelsea Martin (born 1986), American author and illustrator
Chelsea McClammer (born 1994), American Paralympic athlete
Chelsea McClellan , American murder victim
Chelsea McMullan , Canadian documentary filmmaker
Chelsea Meissner , American contestant on
Survivor (American TV series)
Chelsea Muco (born 1997), Swedish singer
Chelsea Newton (born 1983), American basketball coach and player
Chelsea Nikkel (born 1985), New Zealand producer, musician, and visual artist
Chelsea Noble (born 1964), American actress
Chelsea Olivia (born 1992), Indonesian-Chinese actress and pop singer
Chelsea Peretti (born 1978), American comedian, actress, television writer, singer, and songwriter
Chelsea Pinnix , American oncologist and associate professor
Chelsea Pitman (born 1988), Australian-born netball player
Chelsea Poppens (born 1991), American professional basketball player
Chelsea Purcell (born 1987), Canadian EWHL-, CWHL-, WWHL-, and CIS player
Chelsea Quealey (1905–1950), American jazz trumpeter
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (born 1942), American writer
Chelsea Randall (born 1991), Australian AFLW player
Chelsea Rathburn (born 1975), American poet
Chelsea Richardson (born 1984), American convicted murderer
Chelsea Rochman (born 1981), American marine and freshwater ecologist
Chelsea Roffey (born 1981), Australian journalist and AFL player
Chelsea Semple (born 1992), New Zealand rugby union player
Chelsea Sexton (born 1975), American electric car advocate and advisor
Chelsea Singh , English contestant on
Big Brother (British series 17)
Chelsea Sodaro (born 1989), American professional triathlete
Chelsea Sorrell , American contestant on
American Idol (season 11)
Chelsea Spencer (born 1983), American professional softball player and coach
Chelsea Stewart (born 1990), Canadian soccer player
Chelsea Surpris (born 1996), American-born French professional footballer
Chelsea Tavares (born 1991), American actress and singer
Chelsea Tayui (born 1995), Ghanaian model and beauty pageant titleholder
Chelsea Thomas (born 1990), American collegiate softball pitcher
Chelsea Townsend , American contestant on
Survivor (American TV series)
Chelsea Valois (born 1987), Canadian bobsledder
Chelsea Verhaegh (born 2000), Dutch figure skater
Chelsea Vowel , Métis writer, professor, and lawyer
Chelsea Walker , American contestant on
Survivor (American TV series)
Chelsea Walton (born 1983), African-American mathematician
Chelsea Watego (born 1978/1979), Aboriginal Australian academic and writer
Chelsea Weston (born 1990), English footballer
Chelsea White , English glamour model, photographer, and make-up artist
Chelsea Winstanley (born 1976), New Zealand film producer
Chelsea Winter , New Zealand celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food writer, and television personality
Chelsea Wolfe (born 1983), American singer-songwriter and musician
Chelsea Zhang (born 1996), American actress
Chelsey Branham , Native American politician
Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal (born 1983), American NWHL player
Chelsey Crisp (born 1983), American actress, comedian, and writer
Chelsey Edwards (born 2001), New Zealand swimmer
Chelsey Glasson (born 1982/1983), American user researcher, author, and workers’ rights advocate
Chelsey Goldberg (born 1993), American PWHPA player
Chelsey Gotell (born 1986), Canadian Paralympic swimmer
Chelsey Gullickson (born 1990), American professional tennis player
Chelsey Heijnen (born 1999), Dutch amateur boxer
Chelsey Hersley , American contestant on
America's Next Top Model (season 15)
Chelsey Johnson , American author and professor
Chelsey Lee (born 1989), American basketball player
Chelsey Matson (born 1982), Canadian curler
Chelsey Minnis (born 1970), American poet
Chelsey Perry (born 1999), American WNBA player
Chelsey Reist (born 1987), Canadian actress, television host, and dancer
Chelsey Tregear (born 1983), Australian netball player
Chelsi Guillen (born 1993), American competitive pair skater
Chelsi Smith (1973–2018), American actress, singer, television host, and beauty queen
Chelsea Benson , in the US soap opera
Days of Our Lives , played by
Mandy Musgrave and
Rachel Melvin
Chelsea Brimmer, in the US sitcom
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Chelsea Campbell , in the Australian TV soap opera
Home and Away , played by
Ashleigh Brewer
Chelsea the Chimpanzee Fairy, in the book series
Rainbow Magic
Chelsea Cunningham, in
Batman Beyond
Chelsea Daniels , in the US sitcom
That's So Raven
Chelsea Fox , in the UK soap opera
EastEnders , played by
Tiana Benjamin and
Zaraah Abrahams
Chelsea Lawson , in the US soap opera
The Young and the Restless , played by
Melissa Claire Egan
Chelsea Lewis (South of Nowhere) , in the US TV show
South of Nowhere , played by
Aasha Davis
Chelsea Melini , in the US sitcom
Two and a Half Men , played by
Jennifer Taylor
Chelsea Murphy , in the Australian TV soap opera
Home and Away , played by Georgia Gorman
Chelsie the Magic Cow , in comic book/strip
Knights of the Dinner Table
Chelsea Van Der Zee, the main antagonist of
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Chelsea , in the Japanese manga Akame ga Kill