Unisex name · since 1920
Chee
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Chee, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chee is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 325 have been recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Chee recorded 325 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1920 to 2001.
- #10,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 325 born since 1920
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chee ranks #10,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1920, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chee's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chee's full recorded timeline at 1982, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2001
- Peak year (1991)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Chee popularity over time - girls
209 total births recorded since 1978 (Chee as girls' name)
Chee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (138 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Chee's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Chee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 138 births (42% of all-time use).
Chee by state
Where Chee concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 15.4% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 21 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 18 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 16 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 5 | 1.5% |
50 of 325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Chee's data
- Chee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (138 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chees (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1920–2001 (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 Chee 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.