Unisex name · since 1966

Chawn

187 babies named Chawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,358 of 45,481
all-time among boys
187
born since 1966
1970s
peak decade

187 boys have been named Chawn since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Chawn has 187 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2011.

  • #13,358 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 187 born since 1966
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chawn ranks #13,358 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.

#13,358 of 45,481
all-time among boys
187
born since 1966
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chawn's 187 recorded births place it above 70.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Chawn's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Chawn popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1973)
13
Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
468101214 1966197019741978198319902011 5

Chawn popularity over time - girls

40 total births recorded since 1965 (Chawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 40 births
4681012 196519681969197019711973 6

Chawn by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (84 births, 45% of the file).

1970s was Chawn's strongest decade.

84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Chawn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (45% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chawn? ▼
187 babies have been named Chawn since 1966. All-time, it sits at #13,358 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1973 with 13 births.
Where does Chawn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chawn ranks #13,358 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chawn most popular? ▼
Chawn was most popular in the 1970s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Is Chawn a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Chawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 187 births, and as a girl's name it has 40 births.
How long has the name Chawn been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chawn since 1966 -- 46 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Chawn? ▼
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.

What to do with Chawn's data

  • Chawn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.

Keep exploring Chawn

Nearby Names Like Chawn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chawn

Charles Boy
#48 2,434,659 births
Chad Boy
#1702 240,728 births
Charlie Boy
#145 184,280 births
Chase Boy
#192 181,160 births
Chance Boy
#442 54,622 births

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Sharief
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Neco
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1966–2011 (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 Chawn 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.