Unisex name · since 1970
Chesney
2,664 babies named Chesney in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,664
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chesney currently ranks #2800 among unisex names in America, with 2,664 babies recorded since 1970.
Chesney has 2,664 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2800 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #3,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,800 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,664 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chesney ranks #3,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,800 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,664 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,664
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chesney's 2,664 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Chesney compares
2,664 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Chesney's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chesney | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,664 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chesney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chesney's full recorded timeline at 1999, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 131 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chesney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Chesney popularity over time - boys
157 total births recorded since 1990 (Chesney as boys' name)
Chesney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (920 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Chesney's strongest decade.
920 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chesney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 150
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
378 births
- 2000s
2000s
920 births
- 2010s
2010s
755 births
- 2020s
2020s
406 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 920 births (35% of all-time use).
How Chesney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chesney's total volume
Chesney by state
Where Chesney concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 253 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 151 | 5.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 109 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 55 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 35 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 35 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 34 | 1.3% |
253 of 2,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Chesney appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chesney's data
- Chesney's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (920 total births) through the 2020s (406) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chesneys (253 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chesney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Chesney 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.