Is Chessie a boy or girl name?

Chessie is a girl’s name. Of the 610 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chessie

Recorded 1888–2008 · United States

Chessie was most popular in 1912, when 16 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,399 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 610 people named Chessie.

Chessie over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chessie’s peak in 1912. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chessie a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chessie is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 610 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org