Recorded 1980–2003 Boys' name Peak 1990 329 births

Chue — boys' name

329 babies named Chue in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1401990s1792000s10
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Chue was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

29 babies were named Chue in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chue

The Social Security Administration has registered 329 babies named Chue between 1980 and 2003, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chue currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chue performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chue shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Chue in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chue 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 329 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.

Chue at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

329

Since 1980

24 years of records

Peak year

1990

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1980

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2003

Chue popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1980

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
29
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
010203040 20031998199519921989198619831980 8

Chue popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1993 (Chue as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1993 5

Chue by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
179 births that decade — 54% of Chue's all-time total
1980s1401990s1792000s10

Chue by state

Where Chue concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Chue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
127 38.6%
#2 Minnesota
44 13.4%
#3 Wisconsin
32 9.7%
California share of Chue's total US births 38.6%
Even split

127 of 329 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chue?
329 babies have been named Chue since 1980. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 29 births.
When was Chue most popular?
Chue was most popular in the 1990s decade with 179 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Chue most popular?
The top states for the name Chue are California (127 births), Minnesota (44 births), Wisconsin (32 births).
How long has the name Chue been used?
Chue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 24 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Chue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chuck, Chukwuemeka, Chuckie, Chucky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.