Recorded 1994–2019 Boys' name Peak 1999 166 births

Chaitanya — boys' name

166 babies named Chaitanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

166 boys have been named Chaitanya since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

166
total births
1994–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Chaitanya was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chaitanya in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaitanya

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Chaitanya between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chaitanya currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaitanya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaitanya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chaitanya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaitanya 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 166 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.

Chaitanya at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

166

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

1999

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Chaitanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1999)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Chaitanya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
91 births that decade — 55% of Chaitanya's all-time total
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Chaitanya by state

Where Chaitanya concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chaitanya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.0%
California share of Chaitanya's total US births 3.0%

5 of 166 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaitanya?
166 babies have been named Chaitanya since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1999 with 14 births.
When was Chaitanya most popular?
Chaitanya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Chaitanya most popular?
The top states for the name Chaitanya are California (5 births).
How long has the name Chaitanya been used?
Chaitanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Chaitanya?
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, 1994–2019 (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.