Recorded 1996–2022 Boys' name Peak 2002 64 births

Chanston — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

64 boys have been named Chanston since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

64
total births
1996–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Chanston was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

9 babies were named Chanston in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanston

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Chanston between 1996 and 2022, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chanston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chanston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanston 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 64 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.

Chanston at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

64

Since 1996

27 years of records

Peak year

2002

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1996

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2022

Chanston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1996

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
9
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Chanston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 50% of Chanston's all-time total
1990s62000s142010s322020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanston?
64 babies have been named Chanston since 1996. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
When was Chanston most popular?
Chanston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Chanston been used?
Chanston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 27 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Chanston?
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, 1996–2022 (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.