girls:
728 births since 1970
#4988 (13th percentile)
boys:
539 births since 1970
#4047 (12th percentile)
overall:
1.3k births since 1970
#6474 (16th percentile)
The name Chi is the #6,474 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,267 recorded births since 1970. This represents the 16.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 16.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,988 (12.7% percentile) for all time with 728 births since 1970. For boys, it ranks #4,047 (11.7% percentile) for all time with 539 births since 1970.
Chi first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1970 . Birth data for Chi is available in 53 out of the 54 years between 1970 and 2023 (49 years for girls and 48 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Chi has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (57.5% of all recorded births). In 2023, 68.1% of babies named Chi were girls. Interestingly, until around 1973, the name was more popular for boys (59.3% boys from 1970 to 1972), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (57.8% girls from 1973 to 2023).
For girls, Chi reached its peak popularity in 1973, achieving the 3.2% percentile (ranked #716) with 19 births per million. The name was most common in 1973, with 19 births per million (ranked 3.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Chi is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #920 (2.9% percentile) with 18 births per million.
For boys, Chi reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 2.9% percentile (ranked #735) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 1985, with 12 births per million (ranked 2.7% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Chi ranks #901 for boys (1.1% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 65.7% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Chi".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Chi. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 47.9% confident that Chi is pronounced as chee, which has 1 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is kai, at 43.8% confidence, with 1 syllables.
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