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Challis

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 131

Challis is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 74% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2002 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.

Challis Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s.

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Births named Challis by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 16
1920s 0
1930s 0
1940s 10
1950s 5
1960s 0
1970s 15
1980s 20
1990s 56
2000s 6

How Popular Is Challis?

In 2002, Challis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Challis Is Used

England & Wales #3,398 3 in 2000
United States #14,032 6 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Challis

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Challis Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Challis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling Names for Challis

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Challis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Challis

How popular is the name Challis?

In 2002, Challis was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Challis a girl's or a boy's name?

Challis is used for both girls and boys. About 74% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Challis most popular?

Challis peaked in 1993, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.