Chun

CHUHN /ˈtʃʌn/
boy 1 syllable fading

Chun is a very rare variant of Chana that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Chun is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2000. Chun was first reported in SSA data in 1942 and peaked in 1984 (10 births).

About the name Chun

PronunciationCHUHN /ˈtʃʌn/
CultureChineseKorean

Names similar to Chun

How popular is Chun?

Boys named Chun
1974197519801985199019952000
Boys named Chun per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–2000 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2000) 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 Chun
19421945195019551956
Girls named Chun per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1942–2000 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2000) 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

Chun total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
200055—#10,651
199866—#8,663
19975——#9,517
19966——#8,123
19946——#7,941
19905——#8,334
19896——#7,112
19877——#5,592
19866——#6,070
198410——#3,972
19835——#6,406
19827——#5,110
19805——#6,411
19797——#4,924
19787——#4,633
19745——#5,347
19565—#6,100—
19555—#5,973—
19477—#4,423—
19425—#4,732—