Boys' name · since 1959
Chiam
Chiam has 21 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Chiam since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiam has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2008.
- #28,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiam ranks #28,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chiam's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chiam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chiam's full recorded timeline at 1993, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chiam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Chiam by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1990s was Chiam's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Chiam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
Chiam by state
Where Chiam concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 47.6% |
10 of 21 births nationwide.
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- Chiam's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Chiams (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Chiam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1959–2008 (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 Chiam 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.