Recorded 1972–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 50 births

Chaye — girls' name

50 babies named Chaye in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s181990s17

The verdict

50 girls have been named Chaye since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

50
total births
1972–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Chaye was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chaye in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaye

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Chaye between 1972 and 1995, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chaye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaye performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chaye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chaye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaye 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 50 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.

Chaye at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

50

Since 1972

24 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1972

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1995

Chaye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1972

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 199519911990198919851980197619731972 5

Chaye by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 36% of Chaye's all-time total
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Chaye by state

Where Chaye concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chaye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 22.0%
New York share of Chaye's total US births 22.0%

11 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaye?
50 babies have been named Chaye since 1972. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Chaye most popular?
Chaye was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Chaye most popular?
The top states for the name Chaye are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Chaye been used?
Chaye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 24 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Chaye?
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.

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, 1972–1995 (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.