Recorded 1946–2007 Girls' name Peak 1990 260 births

Chalice — girls' name

260 babies named Chalice in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

260 girls have been named Chalice since 1946, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

260
total births
1946–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
25%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Chalice was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

19 babies were named Chalice in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chalice

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Chalice between 1946 and 2007, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chalice currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chalice performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Chalice shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chalice 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 260 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.

Chalice at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

260

Since 1946

62 years of records

Peak year

1990

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1946

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2007

Chalice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1946

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1990)
19
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Chalice by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
65 births that decade — 25% of Chalice's all-time total
1940s61950s51960s121970s611980s621990s652000s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalice?
260 babies have been named Chalice since 1946. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1990 with 19 births.
When was Chalice most popular?
Chalice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Chalice been used?
Chalice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 62 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Chalice?
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, 1946–2007 (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.