Chela
- Last seen for girls in 2011 at #14,824
- Peak · girls
- 1985 · 79 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 474since 1955
Chela over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Chela has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 |
| 2007 | — | |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 |
| 2002 | #9,482 | 10 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 |
| 1987 | #6,788 | 10 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 |
| 1985 | #1,536 | 79 |
| 1984 | #5,222 | 13 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 |
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| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 |
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First appearance
1955
The first year at least five girls were named Chela! It came in at #5,208, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1956–1968, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Chela is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Chela in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Chela
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2011
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1955
- Peaked 1985 at #1,536 (79 births)
- Births halved by 1986, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 21,783
- Highest: 1 in 21,783 girls born in 1985 were named Chela (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 293,178 girls born in 2011 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 39.0% of all girls named Chela (185) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1950s | 6 | #5,208 (1955) | #5,208 |
| 1960s | 6 | #6,617 (1969) | #6,617 |
| 1970s | 84 | #4,626 (1979) | #6,659 |
| 1980s | 185 | #1,536 (1985) | #6,390 |
| 1990s | 113 | #5,949 (1991) | #8,177 |
| 2000s | 69 | #9,163 (2000) | #12,580 |
| 2010s | 11 | #14,824 (2011) | #15,908 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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