Masculine dossier · first seen 1958
Cheskel
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2023
Peak births
38
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Cheskel
How many people are named Cheskel?
An estimated 729 living Americans are named Cheskel.
How rare is Cheskel?
Cheskel is very rare among babies today, with 35 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 7.9% from its 2023 peak.
How old is the typical Cheskel?
The median age of a living American named Cheskel is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 27 years old.
Is Cheskel still popular?
Yes — Cheskel is currently rising in popularity, with 35 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Cheskel most common?
Cheskel has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 17.3× more often than the national baseline.
1958Peak 20232025
Peak year
2023
Decline from peak
7.9%
2025
35
All-time
749
Where it lives now
Cheskel is most concentrated in New York — about 8.8× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Cheskel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.