Chesley

Where Chesley comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Chesley.

  • Vowel-ended
Chesley through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1888
    Chesley Bonestell born
    American science fiction and space illustrator
  3. 1894
    Peak, #631
    11 babies named Chesley, its best rank.
  4. 1895
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1951
    Chesley Sullenberger born
    American commercial airline pilot
  6. 2025
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Chesley Sullenberger · American commercial airline pilot, born 1951
  • Chesley Bonestell · American science fiction and space illustrator, 1888–1986
  • Chesley William Carter · Canadian politician, 1902–1994
  • Chesley V. Morton · American stockbroker, securities arbitrator, born 1951
  • Chesley G. Peterson · United States Air Force Major General, 1920–1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.