Recorded 1990–2009 Unisex name Peak 1990 27 births

Chayan — boys' name

27 babies named Chayan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s10

The verdict

27 boys have been named Chayan since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

27
total births
1990–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Chayan was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chayan in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chayan

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Chayan between 1990 and 2009, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chayan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Chayan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chayan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chayan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chayan 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 27 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.

Chayan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

27

Since 1990

20 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1990

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2009

Chayan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1990

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.5 20092001199819941990 6

Chayan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2005 (Chayan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2005 5

Chayan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 63% of Chayan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chayan?
27 babies have been named Chayan since 1990. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Chayan most popular?
Chayan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Is Chayan a unisex name?
Yes, Chayan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Chayan been used?
Chayan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 20 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Chayan?
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.

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, 1990–2009 (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.