Unisex name · since 1980
Chez
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 114 babies named Chez, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 114 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chez has been recorded 114 times among boys since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2019.
- #16,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 114 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chez ranks #16,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 114
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chez's 114 recorded births place it above 63.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chez's full recorded timeline at 1989, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chez popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2019
- Peak year (1982)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Chez popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1970 (Chez as girls' name)
Chez by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (71 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Chez's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Chez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 71 births (62% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chez's data
- Chez's decade-level peak was the 1980s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1980–2019 (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 Chez 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.