Chay

CHAY /ˈtʃeɪ/
boy 1 syllable fading

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 was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1992 (17 births).

About the name Chay

PronunciationCHAY /ˈtʃeɪ/
CultureEnglishVietnamese

Names similar to Chay

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How popular is Chay?

Boys named Chay
197219801990200020102016
Boys named Chay per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Chay
19721980199020002007
Girls named Chay per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chay total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201688—#8,996
201177—#9,800
201055—#12,572
20091111—#7,304
200877—#10,040
20071313#18,201#9,053
20061010—#7,522
20041010—#7,060
20031010—#6,812
20021616—#4,734
20011010—#6,537
199955—#10,158
199899—#6,401
199710——#5,714
19969——#6,067
199510——#5,561
199410——#5,518
199311——#5,058
199224—#10,699#3,630
199121—#11,782#3,836
199018—#11,678#4,447
198919—#12,748#3,838
19888——#5,274
198712——#3,761
198612——#3,680
198511——#3,838
198413—#9,335#5,062
19837——#5,011
19825——#6,527
198112——#3,446
19809——#4,192
197910——#3,847
19785——#5,943
197711——#3,421
19768——#4,067
19755——#5,597
197415—#7,841#3,604
197319—#6,171#3,045
197214—#8,477#3,392
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