How Many People Are Named Chey?
An estimated 143 people in the United States have the first name Chey. It is used for both genders, with 51.4% male. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Chey peaked in popularity in 1994 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chey 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 Chey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
143
About 1 in 2,396,883 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
51.4% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1994
17 births
Total Registered
148
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chey
Chey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (51.4%) and females (48.6%). Out of 148 total births registered, 76 were male and 72 were female.
Chey as a male name
Ranked #10,899 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1993 (9 births)
Chey as a female name
Ranked #14,154 in 2008
7 female births in 2008
Peak: 1996 (10 births)
Chey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chey span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 89 babies were registered. Chey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chey by Decade
How has Chey 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.
Chey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chey?
We estimate approximately 143 people named Chey 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 2,396,883 Americans share this first name.
Is Chey a common name?
Chey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chey most popular?
Chey reached peak popularity in 1994, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chey is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chey a male name?
Chey is predominantly male. 51.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chey Smith, Chey Johnson, Chey 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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