Cheskel is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Cheskel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,326 for boy births in the United States (and #7,146 across all names), given to 35 babies. Cheskel was first reported in SSA data in 1958 and peaked in 2023 (38 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | #3,326 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #3,343 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | #3,184 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #4,200 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #3,511 |
| 2020 | 18 | 18 | #5,073 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #3,910 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #3,617 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | #4,349 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #3,898 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | #4,423 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #5,012 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,764 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #5,238 |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #6,409 |
| 2009 | 19 | 19 | #4,953 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #5,473 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #5,566 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #5,620 |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | #4,629 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #9,781 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,151 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,018 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,628 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,363 |
| 1998 | 10 | 10 | #5,903 |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #4,702 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,600 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #5,998 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #5,937 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #5,836 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #5,718 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,418 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,325 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,328 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #4,842 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,127 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,056 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #5,909 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #5,012 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,440 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #4,922 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #4,222 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,231 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #5,028 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #4,714 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,213 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,100 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #3,700 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #4,122 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #2,684 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,045 |