Boys' name · since 1880
Chin
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Chin, peaking in 1881. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
135 boys have been named Chin since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chin has been recorded 135 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1880s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1990.
- #15,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 135 born since 1880
- 1880s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chin ranks #15,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1880, peaking in the 1880s.
- #15,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 135
- born since 1880
- 1880s
- peak decade
Chin's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chin's SSA record in two at 1897 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1881 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1990
- Peak year (1881)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Chin by decade
1880s is the heaviest window (66 births, 49% of the file).
1880s was Chin's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Chin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
66 births
- 1890s 15
1890s
15 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1880s at 66 births (49% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chin's data
- Chin's decade-level peak was the 1880s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1881)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1880–1990 (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 Chin 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.