Girls' name · since 1968
Chanty
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Chanty, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chanty sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanty has been recorded 31 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2012.
- #40,467 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanty ranks #40,467 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #40,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chanty's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chanty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chanty's full recorded timeline at 1979, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chanty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2012
- Peak year (1979)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Chanty by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (14 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Chanty's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Chanty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Chanty's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chanty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1968–2012 (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 Chanty 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.