Recorded 1978–2015 Unisex name Peak 1991 240 births

Chayne — boys' name

240 babies named Chayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

240 boys have been named Chayne since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2015.

240
total births
1978–2015
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Chayne was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Chayne in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Chayne between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Chayne is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 25 additional births since 1993.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chayne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chayne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chayne 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 240 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.

Chayne at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

240

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Chayne popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Chayne popularity over time — girls

25 total births recorded since 1993 (Chayne as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 25 births
45678910 2004199919961993 6

Chayne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
92 births that decade — 38% of Chayne's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chayne?
240 babies have been named Chayne since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Chayne most popular?
Chayne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Is Chayne a unisex name?
Yes, Chayne is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 240 births, and as a girl's name it has 25 births.
How long has the name Chayne been used?
Chayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Chayne?
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, 1978–2015 (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.