Recorded 1915–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 171 births

Chellie — girls' name

171 babies named Chellie in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211940s101950s71960s501970s651980s18
1970s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Chellie was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

12 babies were named Chellie in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chellie

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Chellie between 1915 and 1983, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chellie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chellie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chellie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chellie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 171 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chellie at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

171

Since 1915

69 years of records

Peak year

1974

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1915

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 1983

Chellie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1915

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
12
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
468101214 198319781974197119681965194919181915 5

Chellie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
65 births that decade — 38% of Chellie's all-time total
1910s211940s101950s71960s501970s651980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chellie?
171 babies have been named Chellie since 1915. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 12 births.
When was Chellie most popular?
Chellie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Chellie been used?
Chellie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 69 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Chellie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.