Girls' name · since 1975
Chelby
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 501 babies named Chelby, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 501
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
501 girls have been named Chelby since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chelby recorded 501 times among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 2016.
- #11,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 501 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelby ranks #11,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 501 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 501
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelby's 501 recorded births place it above 83.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chelby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chelby's full recorded timeline at 1999, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chelby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2016
- Peak year (1991)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Chelby by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (284 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Chelby's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Chelby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
284 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 284 births (57% of all-time use).
How Chelby compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chelby's total volume
Chelby by state
Where Chelby concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.0% |
26 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chelby's data
- Chelby's decade-level peak was the 1990s (284 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chelbys (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelby: 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 (~41 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, 1975–2016 (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 Chelby 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.