Girls' name · since 1987
Chelea
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Chelea, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
13 girls have been named Chelea since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chelea has 13 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 1991.
- #50,827 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelea ranks #50,827 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #50,827 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chelea's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chelea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chelea's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chelea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Chelea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Chelea's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Chelea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Chelea's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chelea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1987–1991 (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 Chelea 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.