Is Chesney a boy or girl name?
Chesney is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 55 girls and 11 boys were named Chesney, so 83.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 94.3% of the 2,759 US babies named Chesney were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,309
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,970
- Babies named Chesney since 1970
- 2,759
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 141 babies
Boys and girls named Chesney, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1990s | 11 | 378 | 97.2% |
| 2000s | 73 | 920 | 92.6% |
| 2010s | 62 | 755 | 92.4% |
| 2020s | 11 | 344 | 96.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,309 | 55 | #2,970 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,651 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,348 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,253 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,689 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,931 | 64 | #2,686 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,279 | 58 | #2,878 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,280 | 81 | #2,287 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,193 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,405 | 68 | #2,627 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,647 | 74 | #2,446 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,982 | 88 | #2,140 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,083 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,069 | 66 | #2,669 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,685 | 76 | #2,457 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,241 | 92 | #2,167 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,045 | 89 | #2,222 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,297 | 91 | #2,183 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,361 | 110 | #1,851 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,203 | 131 | #1,555 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,295 | 114 | #1,702 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,333 | 80 | #2,171 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,947 | 85 | #2,032 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,460 | 77 | #2,132 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,824 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,746 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,253 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,940 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,635 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,717 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,795 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,572 | 44 | #2,742 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,366 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,320 | 22 | #4,400 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,707 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,687 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,152 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,769 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,095 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,265 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,516 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,379 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,947 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,286 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,193 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,978 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,687 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,130 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,286 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,642 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,461 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chesney reached #5,295 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #1,555 in 2005. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chesney
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.