Girls' name · since 1970

Chie

Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Chie, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#40,137 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1970
1990s
peak decade

32 girls have been named Chie since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Chie recorded 32 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1994.

  • #40,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1970
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chie ranks #40,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.

#40,137 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1970
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chie's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Chie splits its recorded history at 1990: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Chie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1981)
6
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 197019811983199019921994 6

Chie by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Chie's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Chie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chie?
Chie has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #40,137 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 6 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
Where does Chie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chie ranks #40,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chie most popular?
Chie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Chie been used?
Records for Chie go back to 1970, giving 25 years of history through 1994.
What names are similar to Chie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, Chiara, China, Chioma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–1994 (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 Chie 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.