Boys' name · since 1967
Chirs
Chirs has 12 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chirs is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chirs has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1972.
- #32,488 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chirs ranks #32,488 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,488 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chirs's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chirs's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chirs's SSA record in two at 1972 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 1967, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chirs popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1972
- Peak year (1972)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Chirs by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Chirs's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Chirs births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chirs: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1967–1972 (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 Chirs 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.