Girls' name · since 1971
Chasta
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 313 babies named Chasta, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
313 girls have been named Chasta since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chasta has been recorded 313 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2001.
- #15,538 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 313 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chasta ranks #15,538 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 313 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,538 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 313
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chasta's 313 recorded births place it above 78.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chasta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chasta splits its recorded history at 1985: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chasta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2001
- Peak year (1976)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chasta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (127 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Chasta's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Chasta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 127 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chasta's data
- Chasta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- 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 Chasta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1971–2001 (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 Chasta 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.