Boys' name · since 1972
Chetan
Chetan has 478 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,340 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chetan is the #12340 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 478 recorded since 1972.
Chetan has 478 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12340 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #8,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,340 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 478 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chetan ranks #8,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,340 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 478 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,340 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 478
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chetan's 478 recorded births place it above 82.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Chetan compares
478 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chetan's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chetan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 478 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chetan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chetan splits its recorded history at 2002: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chetan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Chetan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Chetan's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Chetan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window. * 2020s covers 2020–2025 only (six of ten years), so it is not directly comparable to a full decade.
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
92 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
115 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s* 40
2020s (partial decade: 2020–2025, six of ten years)
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (26% of all-time use).
Chetan by state
Where Chetan concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 478 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chetan's data
- Chetan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (40, 2020–2025 only) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chetans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chetan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
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, 1972–2025 (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 Chetan 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.