Chaela — girls' name

What the Data Says About Chaela

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Chaela between 1985 and 2016, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaela performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chaela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 231 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.