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Chi Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Chi?

Ranking 12,670th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Chi is rare.

Chi, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2,520 in 1973 with 29 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Chi was less than 5, most recently in 2010.

Chi, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2002-2004, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1976-1979.

Sometimes the name Chi has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Chi's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Chi be?

Chi's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Chi for their newborn has risen.

The name Chi is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Chi (Girl)Chi (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 7 12,670 6 10,961
2017 12 8,882 10 7,641
2016 9 11,040 < 5 --
2015 10 10,280 < 5 --
2014 10 10,288 < 5 --
2013 6 14,996 6 10,974
2012 11 9,850 < 5 --
2011 8 12,407 5 12,601
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 12 9,509 7 10,049
2008 5 18,103 7 10,041
2007 < 5 -- 6 11,152
2006 < 5 -- 8 8,861
2005 15 7,590 8 8,419
2004 8 11,832 9 7,632
2003 5 16,274 7 8,805
2002 5 15,947 9 7,140
2001 8 11,221 12 5,727
2000 7 12,053 7 8,331
1999 6 13,012 9 6,623
1998 12 7,638 8 6,953
1997 8 9,988 8 6,710
1996 10 8,277 8 6,598
1995 < 5 -- 12 4,840
1994 15 6,042 18 3,615
1993 13 6,698 9 5,839
1992 18 5,315 12 4,609
1991 19 5,029 11 4,808
1990 24 4,143 12 4,447
1989 11 7,059 23 2,704
1988 17 4,881 15 3,379
1987 14 5,356 13 3,556
1986 17 4,576 8 4,919
1985 16 4,665 24 2,235
1984 26 3,243 13 3,290
1983 20 3,837 23 2,216
1982 27 3,188 22 2,278
1981 19 4,029 15 2,915
1980 25 3,336 12 3,449
1979 11 5,811 8 4,470
1978 19 3,798 9 3,905
1977 21 3,503 12 3,227
1976 20 3,428 17 2,522
1975 20 3,417 10 3,475
1974 28 2,624 13 2,823
1973 29 2,520 9 3,488
1972 6 7,431 < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- 10 3,181
1970 5 8,197 6 4,314
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.