Challis

The name Challis is the #7,611 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 128 recorded births since 1914. This represents the 1.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 1.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,619 (1.7% percentile) for all time with 97 births since 1945. For boys, it ranks #4,555 (0.6% percentile) for all time with 31 births since 1914.

Challis first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1914 (1914 for boys and 1945 for girls). Birth data for Challis is available in 18 out of the 89 years between 1914 and 2002 (14 years for girls and 6 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Challis has been given predominantly to girls, with 75.8% of all recorded births being female. In 2002, 100.0% of babies named Challis were girls. Interestingly, until around 1945, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1914 to 1944), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (86.6% girls from 1945 to 2002).

For girls, Challis reached its peak popularity in 1945, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #607) with 7 births per million. The name was most common in 1945, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 2002.

For boys, Challis reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 0.5% percentile (ranked #753) with 2 births per million. The name was most common in 1914, with 7 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1993.