Unisex name · since 1922
Chapin
Chapin has 233 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chapin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 233 have been recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chapin has been recorded 233 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2015.
- #12,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 233 born since 1922
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chapin ranks #12,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1922, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 233
- born since 1922
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chapin's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chapin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chapin's full recorded timeline at 1993, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chapin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2015
- Peak year (1986)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Chapin popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1991 (Chapin as girls' name)
Chapin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Chapin's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Chapin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (34% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chapin's data
- Chapin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chapin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1922–2015 (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 Chapin 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.