Recorded 1997–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 82 births

Chesni — girls' name

82 babies named Chesni in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s312010s322020s14

The verdict

82 girls have been named Chesni since 1997, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

82
total births
1997–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Chesni was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chesni in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chesni

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Chesni between 1997 and 2023, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chesni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chesni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chesni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chesni 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 82 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.

Chesni at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

82

Since 1997

27 years of records

Peak year

2006

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1997

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2023

Chesni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1997

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 202320222019201620152014201320082007200620031997 5

Chesni by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 39% of Chesni's all-time total
1990s52000s312010s322020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chesni?
82 babies have been named Chesni since 1997. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Chesni most popular?
Chesni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Chesni been used?
Chesni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 27 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Chesni?
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, 1997–2023 (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.