Girls' name · since 1969
Chelise
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 192 babies named Chelise, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
192 girls have been named Chelise since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chelise recorded 192 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2005.
- #20,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 192 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelise ranks #20,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 192 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 192
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chelise's 192 recorded births place it above 71.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chelise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelise splits its recorded history at 1988: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2005
- Peak year (1991)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Chelise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Chelise's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Chelise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (36% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chelise's data
- Chelise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1969–2005 (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 Chelise 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.