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Chi

girls’ name · 57%boys’ name · 43%At its peakCompare

Chi is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 18 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
180.00% of girls
Peak year
202332 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1970
1,300people given the name
Babies named Chi, by year of birthgirlsboys
01325385018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

746 girls have been named Chi in the United States since 1970, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 32 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1990, and the 1980s alone account for 26%.

Chi is used for both sexes: 43% of its bearers are boys (554), most of them born around 1985.

By decade

Decadegirls named Chi
1970s159
1980s192
1990s125
2000s65
2010s91
2020s114

In 2023, its biggest year

Chi was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Chi

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.