Holding steady.
Popularity of Chee since 1920
Babies named Chee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 47 |
| 1930s | 0 | 31 |
| 1940s | 0 | 11 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 |
| 1970s | 18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96 | 75 |
| 1990s | 95 | 138 |
| 2000s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Chee is a rare given name in the United States, first recorded in 1920. Its popularity peaked in 1991, but it has never entered the top 1000 rankings. The name's trajectory has been stable over recent decades, with no significant revival. Chee is rarely used today, with fewer than 5 births per year in recent years. Its origins are ambiguous: it may be an English surname or a simplified romanization of Chinese names. As an English name, it may evoke the dialectal interjection 'chee' meaning 'look', but this is speculative. In Chinese contexts, it could represent characters like 池 (pond) or 志 (ambition). The name's simplicity and brevity make it distinctive.
Chee may derive from the English surname Chee, which could be a variant of Chew or a nickname from the dialect word 'chee' meaning 'look at'. Alternatively, it can be a romanization of Chinese names like 池 (Chí) meaning 'pond' or 志 (Zhì) meaning 'will'. In the United States, it appears rarely, with records dating to 1920.
Sibling names for Chee
Names that share Chee's style, for a brother or sister.
