Chere vs Chelsea

Side-by-side comparison of Chere and Chelsea — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chere

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Name B

Chelsea

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Metric Chere Chelsea
Current Rank Unranked #785
Total Births (all years) 1,347 162,562
Peak Year 1954 1992
Peak Year Births 49 16,177
Peak Decade 1970ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1927 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Chere Chelsea
1910ss — 24
1920ss 5 25
1930ss 12 15
1940ss 153 5
1950ss 292 31
1960ss 293 292
1970ss 304 3,485
1980ss 225 43,164
1990ss 55 84,804
2000ss 8 18,024
2010ss — 10,601
2020ss — 2,092

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chere Chelsea
2014 — 1,195
2015 — 1,057
2016 — 933
2017 — 818
2018 — 664
2019 — 557
2020 — 449
2021 — 465
2022 — 424
2023 — 396
2024 — 358

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1927–2000.

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