Recorded 1979–2018 Girls' name Peak 1980 37 births

Chesa — girls' name

37 babies named Chesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s212010s10

The verdict

37 girls have been named Chesa since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2018.

37
total births
1979–2018
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Chesa was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

11 babies were named Chesa in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Chesa between 1979 and 2018, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chesa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chesa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chesa 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 37 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.

Chesa at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

37

Since 1979

40 years of records

Peak year

1980

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1979

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2018

Chesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1979

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1980)
11
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 20182011198119801979 6

Chesa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 57% of Chesa's all-time total
1970s61980s212010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chesa?
37 babies have been named Chesa since 1979. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Chesa most popular?
Chesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Chesa been used?
Chesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 40 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Chesa?
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, 1979–2018 (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.