Girls' name · since 1958
Chemise
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Chemise, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chemise sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1958.
Chemise has 43 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1990.
- #36,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1958
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chemise ranks #36,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1958, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1958
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chemise's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chemise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chemise's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chemise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1990
- Peak year (1982)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Chemise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (26 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Chemise's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Chemise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 26 births (60% of all-time use).
Chemise by state
Where Chemise concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 11.6% |
5 of 43 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chemise's data
- Chemise's decade-level peak was the 1980s (26 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chemises (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chemise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1958–1990 (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 Chemise 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.