Boys' name · since 1986
Chasten
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 342 babies named Chasten, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chasten currently ranks #7889 among boys' names in America, with 342 babies recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Chasten recorded 342 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #7889 nationally today, ahead of 43% of boys, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #9,876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,889 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 342 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chasten ranks #9,876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,889 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 342 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,889 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 342
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chasten's 342 recorded births place it above 78.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Chasten compares
342 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chasten's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chasten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 342 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chasten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chasten's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chasten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Chasten popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1999 (Chasten as girls' name)
Chasten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (99 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Chasten's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Chasten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
91 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 99 births (29% of all-time use).
Chasten by state
Where Chasten concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 16 | 4.7% |
16 of 342 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chasten's data
- Chasten's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (99 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Chastens (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chasten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Chasten 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.