Recorded 2001–2012 Girls' name Peak 2001 19 births

Chailey — girls' name

19 babies named Chailey in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

19 girls have been named Chailey since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

19
total births
2001–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Chailey was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

9 babies were named Chailey in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chailey

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Chailey between 2001 and 2012, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chailey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chailey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chailey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chailey 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 19 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.

Chailey at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

19

Since 2001

12 years of records

Peak year

2001

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2001

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2012

Chailey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2001

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2001)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Chailey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 74% of Chailey's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chailey?
19 babies have been named Chailey since 2001. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2001 with 9 births.
When was Chailey most popular?
Chailey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Chailey been used?
Chailey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 12 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Chailey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.