How Many People Are Named Chay?
people named Chay are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 833,621 people in the US has this name
Based on 429 babies named Chay in Social Security records from 1972 to 2016, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
24 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chay, 12.7% were girls and 87.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 10.2% of the babies were girls then and 15% in the 1990s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chay alive today is about 34 years old, and 66% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 24 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chay first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 1992, to 24 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2016.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2016
🏆 Rank History
Chay has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,043, in 1973. Among girls, its best rank was #6,169, in 1973.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,043 (1973) | #6,169 (1973) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,243 in the 1990s | #11,978 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chay alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chay were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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