Challis is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.
Challis is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Challis first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1945 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #13,939 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #12,750 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #12,363 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #9,735 | — |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #13,812 | — |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #8,852 | #8,916 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,654 | — |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #10,462 | #8,386 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,078 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,522 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,175 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,716 | — |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,036 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,522 | — |
| 1945 | 10 | — | #2,944 | — |
| 1916 | 5 | — | — | #4,007 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,468 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,335 |