Chalet
A chalet, also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the house.
Meaning & Origin of Chalet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A chalet, also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe. It is made of wood, with a heavy, gently sloping roof and wide, well-supported eaves set at right angles to the front of the house.
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The Story of Chalet
The earliest SSA record of Chalet as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Chalet — #8,734 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Chalet on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Chalet last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 71 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Chalet
Chalet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 71 births in the dataset. Chalet's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #8,734. Use the chart and map above to compare Chalet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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