Girls' name · since 1987
Chesna
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Chesna, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chesna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 45 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chesna has been recorded 45 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2003.
- #36,133 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chesna ranks #36,133 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #36,133 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chesna's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chesna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chesna's full recorded timeline at 1993, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chesna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2003
- Peak year (1987)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Chesna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Chesna's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Chesna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Chesna's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2000s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chesna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1987–2003 (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 Chesna 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.