Recorded 1946–1961 Girls' name Peak 1946 20 births

Chyral — girls' name

20 babies named Chyral in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s101960s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Chyral since 1946, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1961.

20
total births
1946–1961
years on record
1950s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Chyral was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

5 babies were named Chyral in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chyral

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Chyral between 1946 and 1961, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chyral currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chyral performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chyral shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chyral 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 20 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.

Chyral at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

20

Since 1946

16 years of records

Peak year

1946

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1946

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1961

Chyral popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1946

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1946)
5
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5 1961195519521946 5

Chyral by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 50% of Chyral's all-time total
1940s51950s101960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chyral?
20 babies have been named Chyral since 1946. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1946 with 5 births.
When was Chyral most popular?
Chyral was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Chyral been used?
Chyral has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 16 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Chyral?
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, 1946–1961 (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.