Unisex name · since 1970
Chi
763 babies named Chi in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 763
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
763 babies have been named Chi since 1970, making it today's #6628 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chi has been recorded 763 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #6628 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #9,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,628 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 763 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chi ranks #9,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,628 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 763 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,628 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 763
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chi's 763 recorded births place it above 87.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Chi compares
763 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Chi's all-time total is 103% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 763 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chi's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Chi popularity over time - boys
563 total births recorded since 1970 (Chi as boys' name)
Chi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (192 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Chi's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Chi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
159 births
- 1980s
1980s
192 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 192 births (25% of all-time use).
How Chi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chi's total volume
Chi by state
Where Chi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 103 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
103 of 763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chi's data
- Chi's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (192 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chis (103 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 Chi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Chi 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.