Recorded 1971–1996 Girls' name Peak 1974 31 births

Chalena — girls' name

31 babies named Chalena in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s51990s5

The verdict

31 girls have been named Chalena since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.

31
total births
1971–1996
years on record
1970s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Chalena was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chalena in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalena

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Chalena between 1971 and 1996, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalena performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chalena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalena 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 31 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.

Chalena at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

31

Since 1971

26 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1971

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1996

Chalena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1971

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 199619891979197719741971 5

Chalena by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 68% of Chalena's all-time total
1970s211980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalena?
31 babies have been named Chalena since 1971. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Chalena most popular?
Chalena was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Chalena been used?
Chalena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 26 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Chalena?
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, 1971–1996 (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.