Boys' name · since 1958
Cheskel
Cheskel has 749 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 749
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cheskel is the #3328 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 749 recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Cheskel recorded 749 times among boys since 1958, holding rank #3328 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #6,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,328 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 749 born since 1958
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheskel ranks #6,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,328 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 749 born since 1958, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 749
- born since 1958
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cheskel's 749 recorded births place it above 86.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Cheskel compares
749 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cheskel's all-time total is 103% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cheskel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 749 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cheskel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheskel's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheskel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Cheskel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (217 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Cheskel's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Cheskel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
142 births
- 2010s
2010s
217 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 217 births (29% of all-time use).
How Cheskel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cheskel's total volume
Cheskel by state
Where Cheskel concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 478 | 63.8% |
478 of 749 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cheskel's data
- Cheskel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (217 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Cheskels (478 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 Cheskel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1958–2025 (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 Cheskel 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.