How Many People Are Named Chessie?
An estimated 201 people in the United States have the first name Chessie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Chessie peaked in popularity in 1912 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chessie 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 Chessie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
201
About 1 in 1,705,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1912
16 births
Total Registered
610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chessie
Chessie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 610 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chessie as a female name
Ranked #14,152 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1912 (16 births)
Chessie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chessie span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 112 babies were registered. Chessie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chessie by Decade
How has Chessie 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.
Chessie by State
Chessie + Last Name Combinations
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Chessie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chessie?
We estimate approximately 201 people named Chessie 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 1,705,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Chessie a common name?
Chessie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chessie most popular?
Chessie reached peak popularity in 1912, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chessie is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chessie a female name?
Chessie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chessie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chessie Smith, Chessie Johnson, Chessie 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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