How Many People Are Named Chelea?
An estimated 12 people in the United States have the first name Chelea. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Chelea peaked in popularity in 1987 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chelea 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 Chelea paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Chelea is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
12
About 1 in 28,562,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1987
8 births
Total Registered
13
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chelea
Chelea is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chelea as a female name
Ranked #13,549 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1987 (8 births)
Chelea: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chelea span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 8 babies were registered. While Chelea is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chelea by Decade
How has Chelea 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.
Chelea + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chelea as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chelea: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chelea?
We estimate approximately 12 people named Chelea 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 28,562,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Chelea a common name?
Chelea is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 32.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chelea most popular?
Chelea reached peak popularity in 1987, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chelea is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chelea a female name?
Chelea is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chelea Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chelea Smith, Chelea Johnson, Chelea 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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