Recorded 1906–1958 Boys' name Peak 1916 77 births

Chick — boys' name

77 babies named Chick in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s181920s231930s61940s101950s15
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Chick was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chick in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chick

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Chick between 1906 and 1958, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chick currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chick performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chick 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 77 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.

Chick at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

77

Since 1906

53 years of records

Peak year

1916

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1906

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1958

Chick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1906

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1916)
7
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19581950194719291924191819151906 5

Chick by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 30% of Chick's all-time total
1900s51910s181920s231930s61940s101950s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chick?
77 babies have been named Chick since 1906. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1916 with 7 births.
When was Chick most popular?
Chick was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Chick been used?
Chick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 53 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Chick?
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, 1906–1958 (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.