How Many People Are Named Chessa?
An estimated 422 people in the United States have the first name Chessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Chessa peaked in popularity in 1995 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chessa 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 Chessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
422
About 1 in 812,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1995
20 births
Total Registered
436
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chessa
Chessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 436 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chessa as a female name
Ranked #15,797 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1995 (20 births)
Chessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chessa span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 120 babies were registered. Chessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chessa by Decade
How has Chessa 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.
Chessa by State
Chessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chessa?
We estimate approximately 422 people named Chessa 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 812,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Chessa a common name?
Chessa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 436 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chessa most popular?
Chessa reached peak popularity in 1995, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chessa is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chessa a female name?
Chessa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chessa Smith, Chessa Johnson, Chessa 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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