Recorded 1994–2019 Girls' name Peak 2002 199 births

Chaylee — girls' name

199 babies named Chaylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s432000s1012010s55

The verdict

199 girls have been named Chaylee since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

199
total births
1994–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Chaylee was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

15 babies were named Chaylee in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Chaylee between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaylee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaylee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaylee 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 199 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.

Chaylee at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

199

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

2002

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Chaylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2002)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 201920152012200820052002199919951994 9

Chaylee by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
101 births that decade — 51% of Chaylee's all-time total
1990s432000s1012010s55

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaylee?
199 babies have been named Chaylee since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2002 with 15 births.
When was Chaylee most popular?
Chaylee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Chaylee been used?
Chaylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Chaylee?
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, 1994–2019 (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.