Girls' name · since 1983

Chalsey

76 babies named Chalsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,151 of 72,339
all-time among girls
76
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade

76 girls have been named Chalsey since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Chalsey has 76 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2007.

  • #30,151 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 76 born since 1983
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalsey ranks #30,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,151 of 72,339
all-time among girls
76
born since 1983
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chalsey's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chalsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Chalsey's full recorded timeline at 1992, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Chalsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4681012 1983198419891990199119921993199419962007 5

Chalsey by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (52 births, 68% of the file).

1990s was Chalsey's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Chalsey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalsey?
Since 1983, Social Security records show 76 babies named Chalsey. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,151 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 11 births.
Where does Chalsey sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalsey ranks #30,151 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chalsey most popular?
Chalsey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Chalsey been used?
Records for Chalsey go back to 1983, giving 25 years of history through 2007.
What names are similar to Chalsey?
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.

What to do with Chalsey's data

  • Chalsey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Chalsey

Nearby Names Like Chalsey

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chalsey

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chalsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–2007 (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 Chalsey 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.