Chay*
#7,955 most common boys' name of all time · #20,034 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1972–2016 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,955
Rank overall
#20,034 of 105,966
First appeared
1972
Years on the list
39 of 146
All-time
429
Since 2016
8
Peak year
1992 #3,686
Best rank
#3,209 1973
Girls
Boys
peak 24/yr
Chay first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,014 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,902 |
| 2010 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,649 |
| 2009 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,366 |
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,158 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 | 13 | #9,152 |
| 2006 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,605 |
| 2004 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,185 |
| 2003 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,906 |
| 2002 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,780 |
| 2001 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,628 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,373 |
| 1998 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,507 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,822 |
| 1996 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,192 |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,689 |
| 1994 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,656 |
| 1993 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,191 |
| 1992 | 7 | 17 | 24 | #3,686 |
| 1991 | 6 | 15 | 21 | #3,932 |
| 1990 | 6 | 12 | 18 | #4,569 |
| 1989 | 5 | 14 | 19 | #3,945 |
| 1988 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,524 |
| 1987 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,884 |
| 1986 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,809 |
| 1985 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,990 |
| 1984 | 6 | 7 | 13 | #5,345 |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,257 |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,898 |
| 1981 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,561 |
| 1980 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,388 |
| 1979 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,012 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,368 |
| 1977 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,582 |
| 1976 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,345 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,035 |
| 1974 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #3,813 |
| 1973 | 8 | 11 | 19 | #3,209 |
| 1972 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #3,613 |