Girls' name · since 1969
Chelesa
180 babies named Chelesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelesa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 180 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelesa has been recorded 180 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1998.
- #20,882 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 180 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelesa ranks #20,882 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 180 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,882 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 180
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelesa's 180 recorded births place it above 71.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chelesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chelesa's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chelesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1998
- Peak year (1990)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Chelesa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (117 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Chelesa's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Chelesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 117 births (65% of all-time use).
Chelesa by state
Where Chelesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 180 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Chelesas (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 Chelesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 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, 1969–1998 (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 Chelesa 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.