Girls' name · since 1982
Chalee
Chalee has 145 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
145 girls have been named Chalee since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chalee recorded 145 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2007.
- #23,104 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalee ranks #23,104 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,104 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chalee's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chalee splits its recorded history at 1994: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2007
- Peak year (2000)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Chalee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (75 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Chalee's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Chalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (52% of all-time use).
Chalee by state
Where Chalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 4.1% |
6 of 145 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Chalees (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~25 yrs)
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, 1982–2007 (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 Chalee 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.