Total births
128
Girls' name · since 1989
Chyan
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.
- 128
- total births
- 1989–2014
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Chyan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 128 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Chyan recorded 128 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1989 to 2014.
- 128 total births
- 1989–2014 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Chyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chyan's full recorded timeline at 2000, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chyan at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
1996
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1989
Chyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2014
- Peak year (1996)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Chyan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Chyan's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Chyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 61 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chyan? ▼
Chyan has been given to 128 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 12 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chyan since 1989 -- 26 years through the most recent 2014 data.
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.
What to do with Chyan's data
- Chyan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Chyan
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1989–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chyan: Baby Name Since 1989 - 128 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chyan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chyan 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 July 2026.