Boys' name · since 1986
Chu
13 babies named Chu in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chu sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 13 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Chu recorded 13 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1990.
- #32,050 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chu ranks #32,050 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,050 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chu's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chu splits its recorded history at 1990: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1990
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Chu by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Chu's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Chu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
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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, 1986–1990 (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 Chu 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.