Chief
#8,923 most common boys' name of all time · #22,548 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1919–2025
Rank among boys
#8,923
Rank overall
#22,548 of 105,966
First appeared
1919
Years on the list
21 of 146
All-time
348
Since 2016
248
Peak year
2020 #3,290
Best rank
#3,290 2020
Girls
Boys
peak 34/yr
Chief first appears in 1919. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 15 | 15 | #5,917 |
| 2024 | — | 26 | 26 | #4,094 |
| 2023 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,732 |
| 2022 | — | 27 | 27 | #4,009 |
| 2021 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,520 |
| 2020 | — | 34 | 34 | #3,290 |
| 2019 | — | 27 | 27 | #3,923 |
| 2018 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,779 |
| 2017 | — | 20 | 20 | #4,785 |
| 2016 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,365 |
| 2015 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,327 |
| 2014 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,300 |
| 2013 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,289 |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,262 |
| 2011 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,873 |
| 2009 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,095 |
| 2008 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,212 |
| 2007 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,066 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,270 |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,307 |
| 1919 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,663 |