Cha
- Last seen for girls in 1995 at #10,514
- Last seen for boys in 2006 at #9,585
- Given to boys 87.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1987 · 18 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 253since 1980
Cha over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2006 | — | #9,585 | 7 | |
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| 2004 | — | #8,927 | 7 | |
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| 2000 | — | #6,316 | 10 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,139 | 8 | |
| 1998 | — | #5,840 | 10 | |
| 1997 | — | #8,110 | 6 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,878 | 12 | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | #3,854 | 16 |
| 1994 | — | #5,109 | 11 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,670 | 7 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,989 | 21 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #3,607 | 16 |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,838 | 18 | |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | — | #5,147 | 7 | |
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | — | #3,412 | 12 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #3,615 | 11 |
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First appearance
1980
The first year at least five boys were named Cha! It came in at #3,615, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2001–2003, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Cha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Cha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2006
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1980
- Peaked 1987 at #2,838 (18 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 96,206
- Highest: 1 in 96,206 boys born in 1991 were named Cha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 293,610 boys born in 2006 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,838 in 1987, was only 1 in 103,721 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 48.2% of all boys named Cha (122) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1983
- Mostly girls until 1982, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 107 | #2,838 (1987) | #4,210 |
| 1990s | 122 | #2,989 (1991) | #5,222 |
| 2000s | 24 | #6,316 (2000) | #8,276 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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