Chelan comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Lake in Native American language..
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How popular is Chelan?
1992peak year
Today, Chelan has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1992, 9 babies were given the name (ranked #8868 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. In all, around 72 babies have been registered as Chelan since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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