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Chesney Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Chesney?

Ranking 2,863rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Chesney is rare.

Chesney, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Position 1555, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2005 with 131 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Chesney was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Chesney, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1979-1982, 1988-1992, and 1995-2005.

Sometimes the name Chesney has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Chesney's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Chesney be?

The popularity trend for Chesney has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Chesney lately has dropped.

The name Chesney is quite distinctive and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Chesney (Girl)Chesney (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 58 2,863 9 8,223
2017 81 2,280 9 8,252
2016 87 2,203 < 5 --
2015 68 2,620 5 12,378
2014 74 2,441 10 7,628
2013 88 2,139 6 10,971
2012 92 2,078 < 5 --
2011 66 2,666 6 11,062
2010 76 2,453 10 7,674
2009 92 2,164 6 11,235
2008 89 2,218 7 10,037
2007 91 2,182 9 8,289
2006 110 1,850 5 12,354
2005 131 1,555 10 7,200
2004 114 1,702 15 5,291
2003 80 2,171 9 7,330
2002 85 2,031 5 10,942
2001 77 2,130 7 8,456
2000 51 2,823 < 5 --
1999 50 2,745 < 5 --
1998 63 2,253 < 5 --
1997 41 2,938 < 5 --
1996 47 2,635 < 5 --
1995 31 3,509 < 5 --
1994 29 3,717 < 5 --
1993 28 3,795 < 5 --
1992 44 2,741 6 7,570
1991 23 4,366 < 5 --
1990 22 4,399 5 8,315
1989 19 4,707 < 5 --
1988 18 4,687 < 5 --
1987 20 4,151 < 5 --
1986 16 4,769 < 5 --
1985 11 6,091 < 5 --
1984 13 5,262 < 5 --
1983 12 5,509 < 5 --
1982 17 4,376 < 5 --
1981 11 5,947 < 5 --
1980 13 5,282 < 5 --
1979 7 8,186 < 5 --
1978 13 4,976 < 5 --
1977 7 7,686 < 5 --
1976 9 6,128 < 5 --
1975 7 7,282 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.