Recorded 1913–1937 Girls' name Peak 1919 138 births

Chiyeko — girls' name

138 babies named Chiyeko in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s771930s5
1920s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Chiyeko was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

17 babies were named Chiyeko in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chiyeko

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Chiyeko between 1913 and 1937, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chiyeko currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chiyeko performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chiyeko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chiyeko in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chiyeko 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 138 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.

Chiyeko at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

138

Since 1913

25 years of records

Peak year

1919

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1913

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1937

Chiyeko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1913

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1919)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 19371926192419221920191819161913 7

Chiyeko by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
77 births that decade — 56% of Chiyeko's all-time total
1910s561920s771930s5

Chiyeko by state

Where Chiyeko concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chiyeko
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
70 50.7%
California share of Chiyeko's total US births 50.7%

70 of 138 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chiyeko?
138 babies have been named Chiyeko since 1913. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1919 with 17 births.
When was Chiyeko most popular?
Chiyeko was most popular in the 1920s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Chiyeko most popular?
The top states for the name Chiyeko are California (70 births).
How long has the name Chiyeko been used?
Chiyeko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 25 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Chiyeko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, Chiara, China, Chioma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–1937 (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.