Girls' name · since 1985
Chelcy
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 183 babies named Chelcy, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelcy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1985.
Chelcy has 183 recorded births among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 2006.
- #20,708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelcy ranks #20,708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelcy's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chelcy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelcy splits its recorded history at 1994: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelcy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2006
- Peak year (1992)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Chelcy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (116 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Chelcy's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Chelcy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 116 births (63% of all-time use).
Chelcy by state
Where Chelcy concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 183 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chelcy's data
- Chelcy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chelcys (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chelcy: 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 (~21 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, 1985–2006 (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 Chelcy 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.