Recorded 1982–2009 Boys' name Peak 1994 131 births

Chais — boys' name

131 babies named Chais in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s451990s432000s43

The verdict

131 boys have been named Chais since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.

131
total births
1982–2009
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Chais was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chais in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chais

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Chais between 1982 and 2009, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chais currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chais performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chais shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chais in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 131 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chais at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

131

Since 1982

28 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1982

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2009

Chais popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1982

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
46810121416 2009200319961991198819841982 6

Chais popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1996 (Chais as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1996 5

Chais by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 34% of Chais's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chais?
131 babies have been named Chais since 1982. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Chais most popular?
Chais was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Chais been used?
Chais has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 28 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Chais?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.