Unisex name · since 1975
Chia
214 babies named Chia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 214 have been recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chia has been recorded 214 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1975 to 2000.
- #19,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 214 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chia ranks #19,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 214
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chia's 214 recorded births place it above 73.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chia splits its recorded history at 1986: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2000
- Peak year (1991)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Chia popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1980 (Chia as boys' name)
Chia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (105 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Chia's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Chia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
105 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 105 births (49% of all-time use).
Chia by state
Where Chia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 16.4% |
35 of 214 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chia's data
- Chia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chias (35 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1975–2000 (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 Chia 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.