Girls' name · since 1967
Chalene
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 132 babies named Chalene, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chalene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 132 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalene has been recorded 132 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1995.
- #24,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 132 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalene ranks #24,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 132 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 132
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chalene's 132 recorded births place it above 66.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chalene's full recorded timeline at 1978, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1995
- Peak year (1971)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Chalene by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (69 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Chalene's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Chalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 69 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chalene's data
- Chalene's decade-level peak was the 1970s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1967–1995 (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 Chalene 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.