Recorded 1989–2014 Girls' name Peak 1996 128 births

Chyan — girls' name

128 babies named Chyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

128 girls have been named Chyan since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2014.

128
total births
1989–2014
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Chyan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

12 babies were named Chyan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 128 babies named Chyan between 1989 and 2014, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chyan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chyan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chyan 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 128 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.

Chyan at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

128

Since 1989

26 years of records

Peak year

1996

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1989

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2014

Chyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1989

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1996)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 2014200620021999199619931989 5

Chyan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 48% of Chyan's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chyan?
128 babies have been named Chyan since 1989. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1996 with 12 births.
When was Chyan most popular?
Chyan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Chyan been used?
Chyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 26 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Chyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chyna, Chyanne, Chynna, Chyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1989–2014 (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.