Chess

CHEHS /ˈtʃɛs/
boy 1 syllable fading

Chess is a very rare variant of Chase that peaked in 1953 and has since faded.

Chess is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2020. Chess was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1953 (8 births).

About the name Chess

PronunciationCHEHS /ˈtʃɛs/
8peak births 1953
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Chess

How popular is Chess?

Boys named Chess
1915192019401960198020002020
Boys named Chess per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–2020 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2020) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chess total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202055#12,393
19925—#8,618
19538—#2,947
19186—#3,799
19155—#3,921