Recorded 1949–1954 Boys' name Peak 1949 11 births

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.

1940s61950s5

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
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Chic was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

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 1954

Total births

11

Since 1949

6 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1949

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1954

Chic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1949

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19541949 6

Chic by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 55% of Chic's all-time total
1940s61950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chic?
11 babies have been named Chic since 1949. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Chic most popular?
Chic was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Chic been used?
Chic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 6 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Chic?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chip, Chistopher, Chirstopher, Chico, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.