Girls' name · since 1975
Chalet
Chalet has 71 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
71 girls have been named Chalet since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalet has been recorded 71 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1994.
- #30,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalet ranks #30,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chalet's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chalet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chalet's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chalet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1994
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Chalet by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (32 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Chalet's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Chalet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 32 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chalet's data
- Chalet's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 1990s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Chalet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1975–1994 (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 Chalet 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.