Girls' name · since 1988
Chealse
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Chealse, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chealse sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Chealse recorded 18 times among girls since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2000.
- #46,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chealse ranks #46,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #46,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chealse's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chealse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chealse splits its recorded history at 1993: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chealse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Chealse by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Chealse's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Chealse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Chealse's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chealse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~12 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, 1988–2000 (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 Chealse 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.