Girls' name · since 1971
Chelese
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Chelese, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelese is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelese has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1998.
- #35,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelese ranks #35,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelese's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chelese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelese splits its recorded history at 1992: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1993)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Chelese by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Chelese's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Chelese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (65% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chelese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Chelese 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.