Recorded 1982–2023 Boys' name Peak 2011 210 births

Chayson — boys' name

210 babies named Chayson in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

210 boys have been named Chayson since 1982, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

210
total births
1982–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Chayson was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

20 babies were named Chayson in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chayson

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Chayson between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chayson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chayson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chayson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chayson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chayson 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 210 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.

Chayson at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

210

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2011

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Chayson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2011)
20
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Chayson by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 58% of Chayson's all-time total
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Chayson by state

Where Chayson concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chayson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 4.8%
Texas share of Chayson's total US births 4.8%

10 of 210 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chayson?
210 babies have been named Chayson since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2011 with 20 births.
When was Chayson most popular?
Chayson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Chayson most popular?
The top states for the name Chayson are Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Chayson been used?
Chayson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Chayson?
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, 1982–2023 (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.