Girls' name · since 1914
Chiyo
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Chiyo, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chiyo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 135 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiyo has been recorded 135 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2019.
- #23,848 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 135 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chiyo ranks #23,848 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 135 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,848 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 135
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Chiyo's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Chiyo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chiyo's full recorded timeline at 1922, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chiyo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2019
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Chiyo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (65 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Chiyo's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Chiyo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
65 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 65 births (48% of all-time use).
Chiyo by state
Where Chiyo concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 17 | 12.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 3.7% |
17 of 135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chiyo's data
- Chiyo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Hawaii records the most Chiyos (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chiyo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1914–2019 (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 Chiyo 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.