Recorded 1983–2008 Girls' name Peak 1992 236 births

Chelci — girls' name

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.

1980s771990s1412000s18

The verdict

236 girls have been named Chelci since 1983, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

236
total births
1983–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Chelci was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

34 babies were named Chelci in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chelci

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Chelci between 1983 and 2008, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chelci currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chelci performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chelci shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chelci in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chelci 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 236 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.

Chelci at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

236

Since 1983

26 years of records

Peak year

1992

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1983

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2008

Chelci popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1983

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1992)
34
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Chelci by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
141 births that decade — 60% of Chelci's all-time total
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Chelci by state

Where Chelci concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chelci
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 5.9%
Texas share of Chelci's total US births 5.9%

14 of 236 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chelci?
236 babies have been named Chelci since 1983. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1992 with 34 births.
When was Chelci most popular?
Chelci was most popular in the 1990s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Chelci most popular?
The top states for the name Chelci are Texas (14 births).
How long has the name Chelci been used?
Chelci has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 26 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Chelci?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.