The baby name Chessie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHESS-ee (IPA: /ˈtʃɛsi/).
Chessie is English in Origin.
The baby name Chessie is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHESS-ee (IPA: /ˈtʃɛsi/).
Chessie is English in Origin.
Chessie is an English pet form built with the affectionate -ie ending, most commonly derived from Chelsea (from Old English Cealc-hyð, “chalk landing place”). It can also shorten Chester (ultimately from Latin castra, “fort; camp”) or the surname-name Chesley, making Chessie broadly unisex though chiefly used for girls. As an independent given name, it appears in U.S. records from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with use clustered in the Mid-Atlantic.
The name carries strong regional and cultural echoes: the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway’s “Chessie” sleeping-kitten ads of the 1930s lent it a cozy, homey image, while Chesapeake Bay folklore (the sea creature “Chessie”) and the nickname for the Chesapeake Bay Retriever keep it familiar. Variants and spellings include Chessy and Chesie; related longer forms are Chelsea, Chelsey, and Chester. Meaning depends on the root - typically “chalk landing place,” or “fort; camp.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| United States | Girls | 2008 | #954 | 7 | 10,120 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
Chessie is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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