Recorded 1985–2004 Girls' name Peak 1988 41 births

Chalea — girls' name

41 babies named Chalea in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

41 girls have been named Chalea since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2004.

41
total births
1985–2004
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Chalea was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chalea in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalea

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Chalea between 1985 and 2004, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chalea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalea 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 41 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.

Chalea at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

41

Since 1985

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1985

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2004

Chalea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1985

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Chalea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
19 births that decade — 46% of Chalea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalea?
41 babies have been named Chalea since 1985. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Chalea most popular?
Chalea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Chalea been used?
Chalea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 20 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Chalea?
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, 1985–2004 (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.