Girls' name · since 1986
Chetara
73 babies named Chetara in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chetara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 73 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Chetara recorded 73 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1991.
- #30,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chetara ranks #30,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chetara's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chetara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chetara's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 21% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 79%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chetara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1991
- Peak year (1986)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Chetara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 86% of the file).
1980s was Chetara's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Chetara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (86% of all-time use).
Chetara by state
Where Chetara concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 6.8% |
5 of 73 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chetara's data
- Chetara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chetaras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chetara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1986–1991 (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 Chetara 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.