How Many People Are Named Chele?
An estimated 71 people in the United States have the first name Chele. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Chele peaked in popularity in 1960 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chele 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 Chele paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Chele is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
71
About 1 in 4,827,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1960
15 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chele
Chele is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chele as a female name
Ranked #11,620 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1960 (15 births)
Chele: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chele span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 58 babies were registered. Chele has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chele by Decade
How has Chele 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.
Chele + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chele as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chele: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chele?
We estimate approximately 71 people named Chele 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 4,827,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Chele a common name?
Chele is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chele most popular?
Chele reached peak popularity in 1960, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chele is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chele a female name?
Chele is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chele Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chele Smith, Chele Johnson, Chele 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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