Recorded 1971–2001 Girls' name Peak 1976 313 births

Chasta — girls' name

313 babies named Chasta in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1221980s1271990s572000s7

The verdict

313 girls have been named Chasta since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

313
total births
1971–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Chasta was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

26 babies were named Chasta in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chasta

The Social Security Administration has registered 313 babies named Chasta between 1971 and 2001, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chasta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chasta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chasta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chasta 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 313 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.

Chasta at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

313

Since 1971

31 years of records

Peak year

1976

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1971

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2001

Chasta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1971

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1976)
26
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
051015202530 20011994199019861982197819741971 6

Chasta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
127 births that decade — 41% of Chasta's all-time total
1970s1221980s1271990s572000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chasta?
313 babies have been named Chasta since 1971. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1976 with 26 births.
When was Chasta most popular?
Chasta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Chasta been used?
Chasta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 31 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Chasta?
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.

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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, 1971–2001 (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.