Chay is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.
Chay is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Chay first appears in 1972 and peaked in 1992 (17 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,996 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,800 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,572 |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,304 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,040 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #18,201 | #9,053 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,522 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,060 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,812 |
| 2002 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,734 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,537 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,158 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | — | #6,401 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,714 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,067 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | — | #5,561 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,518 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | — | #5,058 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #10,699 | #3,630 |
| 1991 | 21 | — | #11,782 | #3,836 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #11,678 | #4,447 |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #12,748 | #3,838 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,274 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,761 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,680 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #3,838 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #9,335 | #5,062 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,011 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,527 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,446 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | — | #4,192 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #3,847 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #5,943 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | — | #3,421 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,067 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,597 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #7,841 | #3,604 |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #6,171 | #3,045 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #8,477 | #3,392 |