Chesney
Chesney was the 2785th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1555th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 158 places. More babies were named Chesney in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,785 girls, down 94 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,821babies recorded
Chesney popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 157 since 1990.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,785 | 61 |
| 2020 | #2,691 | 62 |
| 2010 | #2,457 | 76 |
| 2000 | #2,824 | 51 |
| 1990 | #4,400 | 22 |
| 1980 | #5,285 | 13 |
| 1970 | #6,462 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chesney, counting every spelling?
Chesney is the most common spelling of a name family that had 71 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 71 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesney | 61 | #2,785 | 344 |
| Chezni | 5 | #15,408 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chesney?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chesney (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chesney born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chesney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chesney?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Chesney are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Chesney mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chesney by state
How common Chesney was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chesney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chesney, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chesney
How popular is the name Chesney?
Chesney was the 2785th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1555th with 131 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 158 places. More babies were named Chesney in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Chesney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chesney in the US.
Where is Chesney most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chesney was most common in Missouri (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Tennessee.