Chon — boys' name

What the Data Says About Chon

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Chon between 1910 and 2002, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Chon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chon 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 266 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.