Recorded 1982–2007 Girls' name Peak 2000 145 births

Chalee — girls' name

145 babies named Chalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s431990s272000s75

The verdict

145 girls have been named Chalee since 1982, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.

145
total births
1982–2007
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Chalee was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

23 babies were named Chalee in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Chalee between 1982 and 2007, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chalee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chalee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalee 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 145 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.

Chalee at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

145

Since 1982

26 years of records

Peak year

2000

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1982

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2007

Chalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1982

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2000)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 20072003200119991993198719851982 9

Chalee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
75 births that decade — 52% of Chalee's all-time total
1980s431990s272000s75

Chalee by state

Where Chalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 4.1%
Texas share of Chalee's total US births 4.1%

6 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalee?
145 babies have been named Chalee since 1982. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2000 with 23 births.
When was Chalee most popular?
Chalee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Chalee most popular?
The top states for the name Chalee are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Chalee been used?
Chalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 26 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Chalee?
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.

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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, 1982–2007 (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.