How Many People Are Named Chief?
people named Chief are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,005,249 people in the US has this name
Based on 348 babies named Chief in Social Security records from 1919 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
34 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chief in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chief alive today is about 7 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chief first appears in the records in 1919 and was given most often in 2020, to 34 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1919 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chief has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,281, in 2020. In 2025 it ranked #5,900.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,900 |
| Best rank | #3,281 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,926 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chief alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chief were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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