Girls' name · since 1951
Chelle
Chelle has 343 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 343 have been recorded since 1951.
Chelle has 343 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1994.
- #14,800 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 343 born since 1951
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelle ranks #14,800 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 343 born since 1951, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,800 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 343
- born since 1951
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chelle's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chelle's full recorded timeline at 1973, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1994
- Peak year (1960)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Chelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (126 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Chelle's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Chelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s
1960s
126 births
- 1970s
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 46
1990s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 126 births (37% of all-time use).
Chelle by state
Where Chelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chelle's data
- Chelle's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 1990s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chelles (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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1951–1994 (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 Chelle 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.