Given name
Chessie
“one who is calm; bringer of peace”
Chessie is a variant of Chesna. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is calm; bringer of peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chessie is a variant of Chesna. One Slavic interpretation is “one who is calm; bringer of peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chessie is a variant of Chesna. An origin associated with Chesna is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chessie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 610
- 0 boys · 610 girls
- Most popular year
- 1912
- 16 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 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 308 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chessie’s family of names
Chessie has a related form in Chesna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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