Boys' name · since 2012
Chaplin
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Chaplin, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chaplin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 32 have been recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Chaplin recorded 32 times among boys since 2012, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2023.
- #25,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 32 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaplin ranks #25,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 32
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chaplin's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chaplin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chaplin splits its recorded history at 2016: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chaplin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2023
- Peak year (2012)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Chaplin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 69% of the file).
2010s was Chaplin's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Chaplin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (69% of all-time use).
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- Chaplin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- 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 Chaplin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2012–2023 (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 Chaplin 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.