How Many People Are Named Chi?
people named Chi are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 266,602 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,326 babies named Chi in Social Security records from 1970 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
48 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Sino-Vietnamese εΏ (chΓ) meaning "will, spirit".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chi, 58% were girls and 42% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1970s: 62.8% of the babies were girls then and 63% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Chi alive today is about 29 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 13 and 43 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Chi first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1982, to 48 babies. In 2025, 26 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2025
π Rank History
Chi has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,516, in 1973. In 2025 it ranked #6,595. Among boys, its best rank was #2,217, in 1983.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,595 | #8,375 |
| Best rank | #2,516 (1973) | #2,217 (1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,211 in the 1980s | #2,897 in the 1980s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Chi alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chi were born in California than in any other state: about 129 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chi was given about 6 times as often in California.
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