Chelsea dog name

We found 493 dogs named Chelsea in the public pet registers of 20 places. Combining all places, Chelsea is the #286 dog name. Almost all dogs named Chelsea are female.

🐱 Chelsea is also a cat name (#798 for cats, 10 cats).

Chelsea as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #323 of 51,228 211 5.2 2003–2026
New York City United States #339 of 34,500 158 4.7 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #194 of 10,500 41 8.3 2019
Seattle United States #1,190 of 8,191 3 1.2 2026
Playford Australia #117 of 4,586 22 13 2015
Cambridge United States #1,926 of 4,375 1 0.79 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #322 of 4,602 6 4.9 1999–2026
Zurich Switzerland #1,075 of 5,788 1 1.00 2025
Noosa Australia #93 of 3,045 17 18 2017
Laval Canada #928 of 2,965 1 1.2 2017–2026
Worcester United States #295 of 2,906 4 5.5 2026
Basel Switzerland #847 of 3,446 1 1.6 2026
Surf Coast Shire Australia #302 of 1,974 3 5.4 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #90 of 2,062 9 17 2016
Burnside Australia #269 of 1,888 3 5.8 2015
Framingham United States #133 of 1,965 5 11 2020
Richmond United States #134 of 2,347 4 9.5 2018
Corangamite Shire Australia #374 of 1,161 1 3.8 2023
Adelaide Australia #228 of 958 1 6.4 2014
Prospect Australia #231 of 518 1 9.5 2016

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Chelsea. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

98% female

429 female and 8 male dogs named Chelsea, in the places that record sex.

Chelsea over the years

Toronto – falling
2012
2015
2020
2025
Allegheny County – falling
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025
New York City – falling
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
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Dogs named Chelsea per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Chelsea

Compared to all dogs, Chelsea is especially common among Shetland Sheepdogs (6.5×), Collies (4.6×), Miniature Schnauzers (3.1×), Cocker Spaniels (3.0×) and Border Collies (2.9×).

Based on 395 dogs named Chelsea with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Chelsea as a baby name

Chelsea was the #851 girls' name in the US in 2025 (319 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #183 for girls in Switzerland, #396 for girls in New Zealand, #467 for girls in Canada (Quebec) and #502 for girls in Switzerland (French-speaking region / Romandy). See Chelsea as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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