Recorded 1987–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 183 births

Chanley — girls' name

183 babies named Chanley in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s292000s362010s792020s34

The verdict

183 girls have been named Chanley since 1987, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

183
total births
1987–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Chanley was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

19 babies were named Chanley in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanley

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Chanley between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chanley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanley 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 183 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.

Chanley at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

183

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2009

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Chanley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 202320202017201420112007199819941987 5

Chanley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 43% of Chanley's all-time total
1980s51990s292000s362010s792020s34

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanley?
183 babies have been named Chanley since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 19 births.
When was Chanley most popular?
Chanley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Chanley been used?
Chanley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Chanley?
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, 1987–2023 (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.