Girls' name · since 1985
Chikara
12 babies named Chikara in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #51,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chikara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Chikara recorded 12 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 1992.
- #51,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chikara ranks #51,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #51,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chikara's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chikara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chikara's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chikara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1992
- Peak year (1992)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Chikara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1990s was Chikara's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Chikara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chikara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1985–1992 (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 Chikara 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.