Chee
Chee is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Chee Dodge (1860–1947), American politician Chee Soo (1919–1994), English writer
Meaning & Origin of Chee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chee is a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include:Chee Dodge (1860–1947), American politician Chee Soo (1919–1994), English writer
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The Story of Chee
As a girl name
Chee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 19 Chees were born — ranking #5,051 that year. As of 2026, Chee ranks #13,724 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 209 Chees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1920, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 22 Chees were born — ranking #2,915 that year. As of 2026, Chee ranks #7,534 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 325 Chees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chee
Chee is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 325 births in the dataset. Chee's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #2,915. Use the chart and map above to compare Chee'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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