Boys' name · since 1964
Chaun
435 babies named Chaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 435
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 435 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Chaun recorded 435 times among boys since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2017.
- #8,570 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 435 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaun ranks #8,570 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 435 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,570 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 435
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chaun's 435 recorded births place it above 81.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chaun splits its recorded history at 1987: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chaun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Chaun popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1964 (Chaun as girls' name)
Chaun by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (122 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Chaun's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Chaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 122 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Chaun's decade-level peak was the 1970s (122 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- 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 Chaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~53 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, 1964–2017 (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 Chaun 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.