Boys' name · since 2002
Chuy
11 babies named Chuy in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chuy is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chuy has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2007.
- #33,300 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chuy ranks #33,300 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #33,300 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chuy's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chuy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chuy's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chuy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2007
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Chuy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Chuy's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Chuy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chuy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2002–2007 (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 Chuy 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.