Boys' name · since 2012
Chale
14 babies named Chale in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #31,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chale sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Chale recorded 14 times among boys since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2013.
- #31,776 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chale ranks #31,776 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #31,776 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chale's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chale's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2013
- Peak year (2013)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Chale by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
2010s was Chale's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Chale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2012–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chale draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.