Cheyne vs Chester

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

Name A

Cheyne

Boy name

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Name B

Chester

Boy name · Rank #1648

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Metric Cheyne Chester
Current Rank Unranked #1648
Total Births (all years) 909 121,369
Peak Year 1980 1920
Peak Year Births 70 3,698
Peak Decade 1980ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cheyne Chester
1880ss — 2,699
1890ss — 3,021
1900ss — 3,788
1910ss — 23,500
1920ss — 28,435
1930ss — 14,413
1940ss — 15,286
1950ss — 12,780
1960ss — 6,784
1970ss 32 4,136
1980ss 428 2,797
1990ss 302 1,549
2000ss 120 883
2010ss 27 840
2020ss — 458

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cheyne Chester
2014 — 84
2015 — 98
2016 5 76
2017 6 93
2018 — 93
2019 — 91
2020 — 99
2021 — 67
2022 — 94
2023 — 96
2024 — 102

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, 1971–2017.

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