Chaka is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Chaka is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2001. Chaka first appears in 1968 and peaked in 1976 (147 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,449 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,624 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,149 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | — | #9,003 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | — | #8,915 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #11,750 | #8,385 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #9,407 | #5,446 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #5,335 | — |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #12,116 | #7,451 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #4,496 | #7,113 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,490 | — |
| 1985 | 48 | — | #2,178 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #2,928 | — |
| 1983 | 33 | — | #2,669 | — |
| 1982 | 43 | — | #2,499 | #6,514 |
| 1981 | 51 | — | #2,235 | #5,609 |
| 1980 | 70 | — | #1,769 | #4,559 |
| 1979 | 78 | — | #1,609 | #4,468 |
| 1978 | 89 | — | #1,436 | #3,906 |
| 1977 | 103 | — | #1,326 | #2,677 |
| 1976 | 167 | — | #899 | #2,254 |
| 1975 | 138 | — | #1,008 | #2,379 |
| 1974 | 33 | — | #4,060 | #2,290 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | — | #2,234 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | — | #1,683 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | — | #1,926 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | — | #2,004 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | — | #2,711 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #3,744 |