Chesley

Given to 2,919 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#7,194

recorded as boys

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Babies in 2025

boys 11

Peak year

1894

11 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,919

since 1880

Born a Chesley? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Chesley was most popular in 1894, when 11 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.10 per 1,000). In 2025, 11 babies were named Chesley, ranking #7194 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	11	7,194
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	7	12,197	<5	—
2022	10	9,680	<5	—
2021	7	12,206	7	9,714
2020	5	15,088	12	6,620
2019	7	12,448	<5	—
2018	7	12,464	<5	—
2017	8	11,615	<5	—
2016	<5	—	8	8,816
2015	6	14,482	8	8,744
2014	10	10,129	10	7,562
2013	8	11,969	11	7,026
2012	10	10,429	10	7,559
2011	<5	—	6	10,808
2010	<5	—	13	6,359
2009	10	10,679	10	7,692
2008	8	12,579	<5	—
2007	5	17,636	<5	—
2006	10	10,611	<5	—
2005	11	9,452	13	5,875
2004	7	12,761	6	9,948
2003	6	13,844	5	10,894
2002	5	15,432	11	6,088
2001	8	11,020	10	6,445
2000	10	9,163	10	6,316
1999	9	9,479	6	8,704
1998	10	8,584	14	4,650
1997	12	7,283	12	4,960
1996	12	7,130	9	5,982
1995	26	3,969	11	5,124
1994	23	4,376	10	5,452
1993	20	4,826	9	5,771
1992	22	4,528	10	5,236
1991	16	5,659	16	3,636
1990	25	4,003	16	3,607
1989	32	3,253	16	3,446
1988	25	3,690	12	3,915
1987	17	4,660	12	3,731
1986	16	4,724	11	3,882
1985	17	4,455	18	2,710
1984	16	4,478	18	2,613
1983	20	3,806	25	2,085
1982	16	4,527	17	2,709
1981	15	4,746	14	3,030
1980	17	4,327	22	2,284
1979	7	8,061	27	1,943
1978	18	3,924	25	1,965
1977	7	7,567	17	2,556
1976	6	8,156	19	2,329
1975	8	6,484	18	2,361
1974	8	6,258	10	3,318
1973	6	7,435	<5	—
1972	<5	—	13	2,659
1971	6	7,388	18	2,203
1970	5	7,995	14	2,509
1969	6	6,617	9	3,062
1968	<5	—	9	2,907
1967	7	5,457	16	1,974
1966	<5	—	16	1,963
1965	<5	—	17	1,918
1964	<5	—	15	2,114
1963	<5	—	18	1,902
1962	5	6,578	17	1,962
1961	<5	—	15	2,148
1960	<5	—	19	1,858
1959	<5	—	27	1,522
1958	<5	—	18	1,896
1957	<5	—	18	1,887
1956	<5	—	19	1,821
1955	<5	—	14	2,139
1954	<5	—	30	1,382
1953	<5	—	28	1,427
1952	<5	—	21	1,665
1951	<5	—	23	1,553
1950	<5	—	20	1,657
1949	<5	—	24	1,501
1948	<5	—	19	1,703
1947	<5	—	21	1,646
1946	<5	—	29	1,299
1945	<5	—	29	1,227
1944	<5	—	32	1,173
1943	<5	—	36	1,140
1942	<5	—	25	1,381
1941	<5	—	16	1,759
1940	<5	—	32	1,183
1939	<5	—	23	1,390
1938	<5	—	26	1,310
1937	<5	—	28	1,265
1936	<5	—	21	1,463
1935	<5	—	29	1,247
1934	<5	—	32	1,173
1933	<5	—	22	1,456
1932	<5	—	25	1,387
1931	<5	—	20	1,589
1930	<5	—	44	1,037
1929	<5	—	39	1,111
1928	<5	—	37	1,165
1927	<5	—	35	1,227
1926	<5	—	31	1,296
1925	<5	—	34	1,225
1924	<5	—	39	1,152
1923	<5	—	48	1,008
1922	<5	—	37	1,181
1921	5	5,099	36	1,199
1920	<5	—	42	1,089
1919	<5	—	34	1,207
1918	<5	—	42	1,035
1917	<5	—	35	1,132
1916	<5	—	32	1,157
1915	<5	—	36	1,068
1914	<5	—	29	1,054
1913	<5	—	11	1,676
1912	<5	—	10	1,619
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	12	928
1909	<5	—	7	1,155
1908	<5	—	5	1,373
1907	<5	—	9	930
1906	<5	—	6	1,111
1905	<5	—	9	836
1904	<5	—	6	1,064
1903	<5	—	7	910
1902	<5	—	10	744
1901	<5	—	7	858
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	7	857
1898	<5	—	9	744
1897	<5	—	8	787
1896	<5	—	8	826
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	11	631
1893	<5	—	5	1,035
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	6	841
1890	<5	—	7	814
1889	<5	—	5	974
1888	<5	—	5	1,031
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	6	845
1885	<5	—	6	836
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	6	837
1881	<5	—	7	706
1880	<5	—	5	909

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Recorded as girls 21% · boys 79% across all years