Girls' name · since 1959
Chelly
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Chelly, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chelly sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 152 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Chelly recorded 152 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1982.
- #22,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1959
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chelly ranks #22,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1959, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1959
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chelly's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chelly splits its recorded history at 1969: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1982
- Peak year (1964)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Chelly by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (80 births, 53% of the file).
1960s was Chelly's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Chelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 80 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chelly's data
- Chelly's decade-level peak was the 1960s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chelly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1959–1982 (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 Chelly 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.