Girls' name · since 1994

Chely

Chely has 37 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#38,413 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

Chely sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chely has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2002.

  • #38,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chely ranks #38,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#38,413 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chely's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Chely's full recorded timeline at 2000, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Chely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
4681012 19941995200020012002 7

Chely by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 68% of the file).

2000s was Chely's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Chely births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chely? ▼
37 babies have been named Chely since 1994. All-time, it sits at #38,413 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
Where does Chely sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chely ranks #38,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chely most popular? ▼
Chely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Chely been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chely since 1994 -- 9 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Chely? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Chely

Nearby Names Like Chely

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chely

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2002 (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 Chely 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.