Chin

CHIHN /ˈtʃɪn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Chin is a very rare variant of Chana that was most common in the 1880s and has all but disappeared.

Chin is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1990. Chin was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1881 (11 births).

About the name Chin

PronunciationCHIHN /ˈtʃɪn/
CultureChineseKoreanVietnamese
11peak births 1881
1880first in SSA data

Names similar to Chin

How popular is Chin?

Boys named Chin
1880190019201940196019801990
Boys named Chin per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1990 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1990) 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

Chin total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19905—#8,327
19865—#6,902
19717—#4,036
19695—#4,494
19255—#4,305
19105—#1,634
190511—#750
19015—#1,079
19006—#1,191
18985—#1,154
18975—#1,093
18955—#1,107
18895—#995
188811—#619
18875—#955
18865—#991
18845—#998
188311—#562
18828—#714
188111—#540
18805—#938