Chic — boys' name
11 babies named Chic in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
11 boys have been named Chic since 1949, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1954.
- 11
- total births
- 1949–1954
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
55% of everyone ever named Chic was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Chic in 1949 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chic
The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Chic between 1949 and 1954, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chic currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chic performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chic shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chic 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 11 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.
Chic at a glance
Last recorded 1954Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chic popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1949
- Peak year (1949)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1954.
11 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1949 with 6 births in a single year.
Chic by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- 6 births that decade — 55% of Chic's all-time total
Chic decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1940s was Chic's strongest decade
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 55% of all-time use.
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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, 1949–1954 (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.