Recorded 1999–2022 Boys' name Peak 2008 181 births

Chinmay — boys' name

181 babies named Chinmay in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s942010s702020s12

The verdict

181 boys have been named Chinmay since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

181
total births
1999–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Chinmay was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chinmay in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chinmay

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Chinmay between 1999 and 2022, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chinmay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chinmay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 94 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chinmay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chinmay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chinmay 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 181 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.

Chinmay at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

181

Since 1999

24 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1999

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2022

Chinmay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1999

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 20222017201420112008200520021999 5

Chinmay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
94 births that decade — 52% of Chinmay's all-time total
1990s52000s942010s702020s12

Chinmay by state

Where Chinmay concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chinmay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.3%
California share of Chinmay's total US births 3.3%

6 of 181 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chinmay?
181 babies have been named Chinmay since 1999. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Chinmay most popular?
Chinmay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Chinmay most popular?
The top states for the name Chinmay are California (6 births).
How long has the name Chinmay been used?
Chinmay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 24 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Chinmay?
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, 1999–2022 (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.