Recorded 1976–1995 Girls' name Peak 1988 86 births

Chessica — girls' name

86 babies named Chessica in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s401990s25

The verdict

86 girls have been named Chessica since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

86
total births
1976–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Chessica was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

12 babies were named Chessica in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chessica

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Chessica between 1976 and 1995, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chessica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chessica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chessica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chessica 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 86 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.

Chessica at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

86

Since 1976

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1976

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1995

Chessica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1976

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1988)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 1995199219891986198419791976 8

Chessica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
40 births that decade — 47% of Chessica's all-time total
1970s211980s401990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chessica?
86 babies have been named Chessica since 1976. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1988 with 12 births.
When was Chessica most popular?
Chessica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Chessica been used?
Chessica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 20 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Chessica?
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, 1976–1995 (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.