Girls' name · since 1977
Chaitra
264 babies named Chaitra in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chaitra is the #11193 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 264 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Chaitra recorded 264 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #11193 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #17,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,193 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 264 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaitra ranks #17,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,193 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 264 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,193 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 264
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chaitra's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Chaitra compares
264 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chaitra's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chaitra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 264 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chaitra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chaitra splits its recorded history at 2015: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chaitra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Chaitra by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (153 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Chaitra's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Chaitra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
153 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 153 births (58% of all-time use).
Chaitra by state
Where Chaitra concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 13 | 4.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 3.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
13 of 264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chaitra's data
- Chaitra's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2020s (78) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Chaitras (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chaitra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chaitra draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.