Chesky
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHESS-kee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Chesky is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Chesky mean?
Hebrew: Yiddish pet form of Yechezkel (Ezekiel)
“God strengthens”
A Yiddish pet form of Yechezkel, the Hebrew form of Ezekiel, used in Orthodox Jewish families.
Is Chesky a girl's or a boy's name?
Chesky is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chesky in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Chesky, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chesky in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Chesky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Chesky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,449among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Chesky, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Chesky in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chesky in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Chesky
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Remy Asher Caleb Noah Oakley Axel Ezra Zion Marley Hudson Ozzy Albie
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chesky: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chesky, updated 20 October 2026.