Recorded 1968–2012 Girls' name Peak 1979 31 births

Chanty — girls' name

31 babies named Chanty in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

31 girls have been named Chanty since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2012.

31
total births
1968–2012
years on record
1970s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Chanty was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Chanty in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanty

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Chanty between 1968 and 2012, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanty performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chanty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanty 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 31 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.

Chanty at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

31

Since 1968

45 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1968

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2012

Chanty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1968

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Chanty by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 45% of Chanty's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanty?
31 babies have been named Chanty since 1968. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Chanty most popular?
Chanty was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chanty been used?
Chanty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 45 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Chanty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–2012 (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.