Boys' name · since 1980

Chinh

14 babies named Chinh in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,778 of 45,481
all-time among boys
14
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade

Chinh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 14 have been recorded since 1980.

Chinh has 14 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1982.

  • #31,778 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 14 born since 1980
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chinh ranks #31,778 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.

#31,778 of 45,481
all-time among boys
14
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chinh's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Chinh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Chinh's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Chinh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1982

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
45678910 19801982 9

Chinh by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Chinh's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Chinh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chinh?
Since 1980, Social Security records show 14 babies named Chinh. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,778 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1982. Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 9 births.
Where does Chinh sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chinh ranks #31,778 of 45,481 boys' 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 Chinh most popular?
Chinh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Chinh been used?
The SSA has tracked Chinh since 1980 -- 3 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Chinh?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chinh: 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, 1980–1982 (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 Chinh 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.