Chela is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Chela is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Chela first appears in 1955 and peaked in 1985 (79 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #15,235 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #17,579 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #17,886 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #15,803 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #11,633 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #14,863 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #13,040 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #14,226 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #9,646 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,521 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,303 |
| 1999 | 15 | 15 | #6,562 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,366 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,480 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #13,930 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #6,324 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #6,036 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #10,822 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #6,717 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #6,003 |
| 1990 | 12 | — | #6,948 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,545 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #4,517 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #6,884 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #3,567 |
| 1985 | 79 | — | #1,537 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,264 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #10,542 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #10,775 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,012 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,284 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,660 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | #8,728 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,697 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,125 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,308 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #6,342 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,172 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,423 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #6,093 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,177 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,749 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #5,308 |