Girls' name · since 1974
Chalese
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Chalese, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chalese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalese has been recorded 73 times among girls since 1974, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1998.
- #30,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalese ranks #30,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,609 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chalese's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chalese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chalese's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chalese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1998
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Chalese by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Chalese's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Chalese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (48% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chalese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1974–1998 (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 Chalese 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.