Chekesha — girls' name

What the Data Says About Chekesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Chekesha between 1972 and 1982, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chekesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chekesha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chekesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Chekesha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chekesha 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 151 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.