How Many People Are Named Chaka?
people named Chaka are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 327,694 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,103 babies named Chaka in Social Security records from 1968 to 2001, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
167 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chaka, 77.1% were girls and 22.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Chaka rose from 74.7% in the 1970s to 91.4% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chaka alive today is about 46 years old, and 98% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 43 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chaka first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1976, to 167 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2001.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2001
🏆 Rank History
Chaka has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #899, in 1976. Among boys, its best rank was #1,683, in 1972.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #899 (1976) | #1,683 (1972) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,841 in the 1970s | #2,393 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chaka alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chaka were born in Georgia than in any other state: about 81 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chaka was given 8.9 times as often in Georgia, 2 times in Texas and 1.2 times in California.
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