Recorded 1974–1998 Girls' name Peak 1974 73 births

Chalese — girls' name

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

1970s151980s231990s35

The verdict

73 girls have been named Chalese since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

73
total births
1974–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Chalese was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Chalese in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalese

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Chalese between 1974 and 1998, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalese performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chalese shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalese 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 73 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.

Chalese at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

73

Since 1974

25 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1974

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1998

Chalese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1974

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4681012 1998199219911990198919851984198319791974 10

Chalese by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 48% of Chalese's all-time total
1970s151980s231990s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalese?
73 babies have been named Chalese since 1974. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Chalese most popular?
Chalese was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Chalese been used?
Chalese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 25 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Chalese?
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, 1974–1998 (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.