How Many People Are Named Cheskel?
An estimated 696 people in the United States have the first name Cheskel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Cheskel peaked in popularity in 2023 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cheskel 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 Cheskel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
696
About 1 in 492,463 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
38 births
Total Registered
712
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cheskel
Cheskel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 712 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cheskel as a male name
Ranked #3,461 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (38 births)
Cheskel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cheskel span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 217 babies were registered. While Cheskel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cheskel by Decade
How has Cheskel 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.
Cheskel by State
Cheskel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cheskel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cheskel
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Cheskel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cheskel?
We estimate approximately 696 people named Cheskel 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 492,463 Americans share this first name.
Is Cheskel a common name?
Cheskel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 712 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cheskel most popular?
Cheskel reached peak popularity in 2023, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cheskel is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cheskel a male name?
Cheskel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cheskel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cheskel Smith, Cheskel Johnson, Cheskel 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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