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Chesley

Used in both girl and boy records

Chesley appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Chesley by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDChesley as a girl’s nameUS records 1921–2023
#8745girl rank1989peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDChesley as a boy’s nameUS records 1880–2021
#2627boy rank1923peak year
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Girl and boy use over time

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Trace the annual recorded uses of Chesley in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198932 uses#325319891921–202051 listed years
Boy192348 uses#63118941880–2020128 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.