Chesney is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Chesney is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,785 for girl births in the United States (and #4,909 across all names), given to 61 babies. Chesney was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2005 (131 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | #2,785 | — |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | #2,981 | #7,346 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | #2,651 | — |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | #2,351 | — |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | #2,234 | — |
| 2020 | 62 | 62 | #2,691 | — |
| 2019 | 71 | 71 | #2,687 | #9,934 |
| 2018 | 67 | 67 | #2,880 | #8,282 |
| 2017 | 90 | 90 | #2,288 | #8,283 |
| 2016 | 88 | 88 | #2,193 | — |
| 2015 | 73 | 73 | #2,627 | #12,407 |
| 2014 | 84 | 84 | #2,447 | #7,649 |
| 2013 | 94 | 94 | #2,140 | #10,984 |
| 2012 | 92 | 92 | #2,083 | — |
| 2011 | 72 | 72 | #2,669 | #11,070 |
| 2010 | 86 | 86 | #2,457 | #7,685 |
| 2009 | 98 | 98 | #2,167 | #11,241 |
| 2008 | 96 | 96 | #2,222 | #10,045 |
| 2007 | 100 | 100 | #2,183 | #8,297 |
| 2006 | 115 | 115 | #1,851 | #12,363 |
| 2005 | 141 | 141 | #1,555 | #7,204 |
| 2004 | 129 | 129 | #1,702 | #5,296 |
| 2003 | 89 | 89 | #2,171 | #7,333 |
| 2002 | 90 | 90 | #2,032 | #10,948 |
| 2001 | 84 | 84 | #2,132 | #8,461 |
| 2000 | 51 | 51 | #2,824 | — |
| 1999 | 50 | 50 | #2,746 | — |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | #2,253 | — |
| 1997 | 41 | — | #2,940 | — |
| 1996 | 47 | — | #2,635 | — |
| 1995 | 31 | — | #3,509 | — |
| 1994 | 29 | — | #3,717 | — |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #3,795 | — |
| 1992 | 50 | — | #2,742 | #7,572 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | #4,366 | — |
| 1990 | 27 | — | #4,400 | #8,324 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,707 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #4,687 | — |
| 1987 | 20 | — | #4,152 | — |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,769 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,095 | — |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #5,265 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,516 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,379 | — |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #5,948 | — |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,285 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,192 | — |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #4,978 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,688 | — |
| 1976 | 9 | — | #6,130 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,285 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #8,642 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,462 | — |