How Many People Are Named Chesley?
people named Chesley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 213,749 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,919 babies named Chesley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "camp meadow" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chesley, 37.7% were girls and 62.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Chesley rose from 0% in the 1910s to 45.9% in the 2010s. It was highest in the 1990s, at 60.8%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chesley alive today is about 43 years old, and 50% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chesley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1923, to 48 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chesley has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #635, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #7,279. Among girls, its best rank was #3,261, in 1989.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,279 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #635 (1894) | #3,261 (1989) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,163 in the 1920s | #4,223 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chesley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chesley were born in Texas than in any other state: about 33 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chesley was given about 7.2 times as often in Texas.
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