Given name & surname
Chalet
“having good taste”
Chalet is a variant of Chalette. One American interpretation is “having good taste.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chalet is a variant of Chalette. One American interpretation is “having good taste.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chalet is a variant of Chalette. An origin associated with Chalette is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chalet through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 71
- 0 boys · 71 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 130 as a first name in 2020; 160 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chalet’s family of names
Chalet has a related form in Chalette.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.