Boys' name · since 1996
Chanston
64 babies named Chanston in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
64 boys have been named Chanston since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanston has been recorded 64 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2022.
- #20,408 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 64 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanston ranks #20,408 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 64 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,408 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 64
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chanston's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chanston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chanston's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chanston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2022
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Chanston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Chanston's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Chanston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Chanston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1996–2022 (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 Chanston 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.