Girls' name · since 1983
Chelci
236 babies named Chelci in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
236 girls have been named Chelci since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chelci has 236 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2008.
- #18,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 236 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelci ranks #18,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 236 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 236
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelci's 236 recorded births place it above 74.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chelci's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelci splits its recorded history at 1992: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelci popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2008
- Peak year (1992)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Chelci by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (141 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Chelci's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Chelci births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
141 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 141 births (60% of all-time use).
Chelci by state
Where Chelci concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14 | 5.9% |
14 of 236 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chelci's data
- Chelci's decade-level peak was the 1990s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chelcis (14 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelci: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1983–2008 (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 Chelci 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.