How Many People Are Named Chela?
An estimated 448 people in the United States have the first name Chela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Chela peaked in popularity in 1985 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
448
About 1 in 765,077 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1985
79 births
Total Registered
474
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chela
Chela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 474 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chela as a female name
Ranked #15,235 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1985 (79 births)
Chela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chela span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 185 babies were registered. Chela has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chela by Decade
How has Chela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chela by State
Birth registrations for Chela span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Virginia, California, District of Columbia. The lowest are in North Carolina, South Carolina, District of Columbia. On average, about 13 Chelas were registered per state.
Chela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chela
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chela?
We estimate approximately 448 people named Chela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 765,077 Americans share this first name.
Is Chela a common name?
Chela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 474 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chela most popular?
Chela reached peak popularity in 1985, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chela is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chela a female name?
Chela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chela Smith, Chela Johnson, Chela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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