How Many People Are Named Chess?
people named Chess are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 22,785,657 people in the US has this name
Based on 29 babies named Chess in Social Security records from 1915 to 2020, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
8 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chess in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chess alive today is about 37 years old, and 33% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chess first appears in the records in 1915 and was given most often in 1953, to 8 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2020.
Babies given the name each year, 1915 to 2020
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