Chaka
- Last seen for girls in 1991 at #11,509
- Last seen for boys in 2001 at #9,243
- Given to girls 76.2% of the time
- Around 1974: Chaka Khan with Rufus
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1976 · 147 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 841since 1974
Chaka 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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| 2001 | — | #9,243 | 6 | |
| 2000 | — | #10,349 | 5 | |
| 1999 | — | #9,912 | 5 | |
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| 1994 | — | #8,800 | 5 | |
| 1993 | — | #8,700 | 5 | |
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| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #5,286 | 16 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,915 | 30 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,492 | 38 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #1,766 | 62 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #1,605 | 70 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #1,434 | 80 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #1,325 | 87 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #897 | 147 | #2,245 | 20 |
| 1975 | #1,007 | 120 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #2,277 | 18 |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,680 | 27 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,989 | 20 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,682 | 11 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,673 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1974
The first year at least five girls were named Chaka! It came in at #4,041, and was given to 15 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1992–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Chaka is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Chaka in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Chaka
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
- Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1976
- Biggest drop: 428 spots in 1977
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1974
- Peaked 1976 at #897 (147 births)
- Births halved by 1979, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1976
Share of babies · girls
1 in 9,967
- Highest: 1 in 9,967 girls born in 1976 were named Chaka (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 312,501 girls born in 1991 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 61.7% of all girls named Chaka (519) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1993
- Mostly girls until 1992, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1970s | 519 | #897 (1976) | #1,718 |
| 1980s | 308 | #1,766 (1980) | #4,125 |
| 1990s | 14 | #9,247 (1990) | #10,378 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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