How Many People Are Named Chesney?
An estimated 2,711 people in the United States have the first name Chesney. It is predominantly female (94.3%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Chesney peaked in popularity in 2005 with 141 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chesney 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 Chesney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,711
About 1 in 126,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
94.3% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
141 births
Total Registered
2,759
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chesney
Chesney is predominantly female (94.3%), though 157 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chesney as a male name
Ranked #7,309 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (15 births)
Chesney as a female name
Ranked #2,970 in 2024
55 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (131 births)
Chesney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chesney span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 993 babies were registered. While Chesney is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chesney by Decade
How has Chesney 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.
Chesney by State
Birth registrations for Chesney span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina. The lowest are in South Carolina, Iowa, Alabama. On average, about 42 Chesneys were registered per state.
Chesney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chesney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chesney
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chesney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chesney?
We estimate approximately 2,711 people named Chesney 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 126,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Chesney a common name?
Chesney is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,759 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chesney most popular?
Chesney reached peak popularity in 2005, when 141 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chesney is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chesney a female name?
Chesney is predominantly female. 94.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chesney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chesney Smith, Chesney Johnson, Chesney 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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