Recorded 2012–2023 Boys' name Peak 2012 32 births

Chaplin — boys' name

32 babies named Chaplin in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 boys have been named Chaplin since 2012, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

32
total births
2012–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Chaplin was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chaplin in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaplin

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Chaplin between 2012 and 2023, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chaplin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaplin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chaplin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaplin 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 32 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.

Chaplin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

32

Since 2012

12 years of records

Peak year

2012

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2012

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2023

Chaplin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2012

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 202320202016201520132012 6

Chaplin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 69% of Chaplin's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaplin?
32 babies have been named Chaplin since 2012. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Chaplin most popular?
Chaplin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Chaplin been used?
Chaplin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 12 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Chaplin?
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, 2012–2023 (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.