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Chelsea

Chelsea ranks #221 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 10 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #147 among girl dog names.
Chelsea's popularity trend

Chelsea's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.02%0.04%0.06%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
10
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#221
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−67
2014 → 2019
Gender split
96% female
96% female4% male

Gender split comes from 26 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Chelsea mean?
/ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/2 syllablesOrigin: place-name transfer

Chelsea began as a place name for a district along the River Thames in London, built from Old English "cealc" (chalk) and "hyth" (a landing place or wharf) — together describing a chalk wharf along the riverbank.

Chelsea has a polished, cosmopolitan feel, a name that suits a pet with a bit of city sophistication and easy confidence.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Chelsea shows up

Cats named Chelsea per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.04%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

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