US rank #3456 Boys' name Peak 2023 712 births

Cheskel — #3456 US boys' name

712 babies named Cheskel in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s111970s431980s451990s932000s1422010s2172020s146
#3456
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Cheskel was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

38 babies were named Cheskel in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheskel

The Social Security Administration has registered 712 babies named Cheskel between 1958 and 2024, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cheskel currently holds the #3456 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheskel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cheskel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 478 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cheskel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheskel 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 712 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.

Cheskel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

712

Since 1958

67 years of records

Peak year

2023

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,456

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1958

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cheskel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1958

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
38
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989197919611958 5

Cheskel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
217 births that decade — 30% of Cheskel's all-time total
1950s151960s111970s431980s451990s932000s1422010s2172020s146

Cheskel by state

Where Cheskel concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cheskel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
478 67.1%
New York share of Cheskel's total US births 67.1%

478 of 712 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheskel?
712 babies have been named Cheskel since 1958. It currently ranks #3456 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 38 births.
When was Cheskel most popular?
Cheskel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Cheskel most popular?
The top states for the name Cheskel are New York (478 births).
How long has the name Cheskel been used?
Cheskel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 67 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cheskel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1958–2024 (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.