Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Chesley

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Camp in a clearing

Pronunciation

ch(es)-ley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1923 (rank #1007, 48 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7194, 11 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #3255, 32 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12180, 7 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202511–
2024––
2023–7
2022–10
202177
2020125
2019–7
2018–7
2017–8
20168–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data