Total births
115
Girls' name · since 1917
Chestina
Chestina has 115 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 115
- total births
- 1917–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
115 girls have been named Chestina since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chestina has 115 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2000.
- 115 total births
- 1917–2000 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
115 girls have been named Chestina since 1917, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2000.
- 115
- total births
- 1917–2000
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Chestina was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
11 babies were named Chestina in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Chestina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chestina's full recorded timeline at 1961, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chestina at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1917
Chestina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2000
- Peak year (1917)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Chestina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Chestina's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Chestina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
16 births
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chestina? ▼
Chestina has been given to 115 babies in the U.S. since 1917, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 11 babies were born in 1917, its single highest year.
When was Chestina most popular? ▼
Chestina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Chestina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chestina since 1917 -- 84 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Chestina? ▼
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.
What to do with Chestina's data
- Chestina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Chestina
Nearby Names Like Chestina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chestina
Cheryl Girl
#3977 439,539 births
Chelsea Girl
#789 162,884 births
Cheyenne Girl
#870 70,732 births
Cheri Girl
#10373 36,068 births
Chelsey Girl
#5482 31,498 births
Compare Chestina side by side: Chestina vs Cheryl Chestina vs Chelsea Chestina vs Cheyenne
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1917–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chestina: Baby Name Since 1917 - 115 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chestina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chestina 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 June 2026.