Girls' name · since 1976
Chessa
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 436 babies named Chessa, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 436
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
436 girls have been named Chessa since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chessa has been recorded 436 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2022.
- #12,828 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 436 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chessa ranks #12,828 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 436 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,828 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 436
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chessa's 436 recorded births place it above 82.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chessa splits its recorded history at 1998: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (1995)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Chessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (120 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Chessa's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Chessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 120 births (28% of all-time use).
Chessa by state
Where Chessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 436 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chessa's data
- Chessa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chessas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1976–2022 (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 Chessa 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.