Boys' name · since 1991
Chord
Chord has 72 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chord is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 72 have been recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Chord recorded 72 times among boys since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2021.
- #19,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 72 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chord ranks #19,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,609 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 72
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chord's 72 recorded births place it above 56.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chord's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chord splits its recorded history at 2014: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chord popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2021
- Peak year (2012)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chord by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 82% of the file).
2010s was Chord's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Chord births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (82% of all-time use).
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- Chord's decade-level peak was the 2010s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chord: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 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, 1991–2021 (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 Chord 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.