Chesley

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 21% girls / 79% boys

Chesley first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 129 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1923 with 48 babies (rank #1,010 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Chesley

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chesley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,908

Total babies (all years)

129

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Chesley

Chesley Sullenbergerglider pilot · b. 1951

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#937
1881	7	#721
1882	6	#857
1884	6	#873
1885	6	#849
1886	6	#858
1888	5	#1,063
1889	5	#994
1890	7	#822
1891	6	#865
1893	5	#1,068
1894	11	#636
1896	8	#839
1897	8	#799
1898	9	#752
1899	7	#873
1901	7	#871
1902	10	#755
1903	7	#924
1904	6	#1,087
1905	9	#848
1906	6	#1,140
1907	9	#939
1908	5	#1,414
1909	7	#1,172
1910	12	#938
1912	10	#1,639
1913	11	#1,696
1914	29	#1,057
1915	36	#1,070
1916	32	#1,162
1917	35	#1,135
1918	42	#1,040
1919	34	#1,209
1920	42	#1,092
1921	36	#1,203
1922	37	#1,184
1923	48	#1,010
1924	39	#1,156
1925	34	#1,230
1926	31	#1,304
1927	35	#1,233
1928	37	#1,171
1929	39	#1,112
1930	44	#1,039
1931	20	#1,595
1932	25	#1,393
1933	22	#1,462
1934	32	#1,176
1935	29	#1,250
1936	21	#1,473
1937	28	#1,267
1938	26	#1,316
1939	23	#1,401
1940	32	#1,187
1941	16	#1,769
1942	25	#1,387
1943	36	#1,142
1944	32	#1,175
1945	29	#1,229
1946	29	#1,301
1947	21	#1,658
1948	19	#1,715
1949	24	#1,513
1950	20	#1,662
1951	23	#1,556
1952	21	#1,670
1953	28	#1,430
1954	30	#1,387
1955	14	#2,156
1956	19	#1,837
1957	18	#1,895
1958	18	#1,906
1959	27	#1,522
1960	19	#1,867
1961	15	#2,159
1962	17	#1,979
1963	18	#1,911
1964	15	#2,130
1965	17	#1,926
1966	16	#1,976
1967	16	#1,983
1968	9	#2,937
1969	9	#3,100
1970	14	#2,524
1971	18	#2,216
1972	13	#2,681
1974	10	#3,363
1975	18	#2,380
1976	19	#2,346
1977	17	#2,575
1978	25	#1,973
1979	27	#1,951
1980	22	#2,290
1981	14	#3,054
1982	17	#2,724
1983	25	#2,098
1984	18	#2,629
1985	18	#2,732
1986	11	#3,921
1987	12	#3,762
1988	12	#3,945
1989	16	#3,478
1990	16	#3,627
1991	16	#3,664
1992	10	#5,294
1993	9	#5,837
1994	10	#5,520
1995	11	#5,185
1996	9	#6,070
1997	12	#5,002
1998	14	#4,684
1999	6	#8,881
2000	10	#6,393
2001	10	#6,538
2002	11	#6,151
2003	5	#11,173
2004	6	#10,179
2005	13	#5,923
2009	10	#7,785
2010	13	#6,410
2011	6	#11,068
2012	10	#7,651
2013	11	#7,116
2014	10	#7,646
2015	8	#8,890
2016	8	#8,997
2020	12	#6,700
2021	7	#9,904