Boys' name · since 1910
Chon
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Chon, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 266
- born since 1910
- 1970s
- peak decade
266 boys have been named Chon since 1910, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chon has 266 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2002.
- #11,299 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 266 born since 1910
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chon ranks #11,299 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1910, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,299 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 266
- born since 1910
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chon's 266 recorded births place it above 75.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Chon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chon's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2002
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Chon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (62 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Chon's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Chon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
53 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 62 births (23% of all-time use).
Chon by state
Where Chon concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 12.4% |
33 of 266 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chon's data
- Chon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chons (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1910–2002 (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 Chon 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.