Chesney

Chesney is a female given name: 94% of people named Chesney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 6%Female 94%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 6% male / 94% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 130 male / 2,134 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Chesney

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Chesney," in English, "Guten Tag Chesney," in German. Chesney is a female given name: about 94% of people named Chesney are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Chesney,

German

Guten Tag Chesney,

French

Bonjour Chesney,

Spanish

Estimado/a Chesney:

Chinese

Chesney您好：

Japanese

Chesney様

English

Hi Chesney,

German

Hi Chesney,

French

Salut Chesney,

Spanish

Hola Chesney,

Chinese

Chesney你好：

Japanese

Chesneyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Chesney by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	6%

United States birth data

130 male · 2,134 female · 2,264 births recorded

Male 6%Female 94%

Since 1980: 6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Chesney a male or female name?

Chesney is a female given name: 94% of people named Chesney are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Chesney in an email?

Is Chesney a unisex name?

Chesney is not a unisex name: 6% of people named Chesney are men. Chesney leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Chesney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chesney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_chesney,
  title  = {Is Chesney a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/chesney},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}