Chesley
Mostly girls · CHEZ-lee · English
Chesley is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Chesley come from?
English: English surname and place name
- Say it
- CHEZ-lee
Is Chesley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Chesley has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Chesley in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 32 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921. 11 boys were also named Chesley in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Chesley in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1921, 12% of the babies named Chesley in the US were girls. By 1995 it was 70%, with more girls than boys since 1992.
Chesley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 16 | #4,526 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
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