Recorded 1967–1972 Boys' name Peak 1972 12 births

Chirs — boys' name

12 babies named Chirs in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s7

The verdict

12 boys have been named Chirs since 1967, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1972.

12
total births
1967–1972
years on record
1970s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Chirs was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chirs in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chirs

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Chirs between 1967 and 1972, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chirs currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chirs performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chirs shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chirs 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 12 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.

Chirs at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

12

Since 1967

6 years of records

Peak year

1972

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1967

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1972

Chirs popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1967

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1972)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19721967 5

Chirs by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 58% of Chirs's all-time total
1960s51970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chirs?
12 babies have been named Chirs since 1967. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1972 with 7 births.
When was Chirs most popular?
Chirs was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Chirs been used?
Chirs has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 6 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Chirs?
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, 1967–1972 (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.