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

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Peak · girls
#897
1976 · 147 births
Debut · girls
1974
15 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
841
since 1974

Chaka over time

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#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #897, 1976peak #1,680, 1972girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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1981#2,23145#5,4686
1980#1,76662#4,4958
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1977#1,32587#2,66516
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1974#4,04115#2,27718
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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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedWIMichigan: #834 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,519 girlsMINew York: #1,474 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,974 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,651 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 21,367 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedARTennessee: #449 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,506 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #498 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,134 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedMSAlabama: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,834 girlsALGeorgia: #499 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,649 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedHITexas: #1,167 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,558 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Chaka, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#449 · 1 in 3,506
  2. North Carolina#498 · 1 in 4,134
  3. Georgia#499 · 1 in 3,649
  4. Alabama#513 · 1 in 3,834
  5. Michigan#834 · 1 in 9,519

Best ever in a state: #297 in Mississippi, 1976.

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Tennessee#44981 in 3,506
North Carolina#49881 in 4,134
Georgia#49991 in 3,649
Alabama#51361 in 3,834
Michigan#83461 in 9,519
Texas#1,16781 in 12,558
New York#1,47461 in 16,974
California#1,65171 in 21,367
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See more about Chaka
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1991
  • Biggest jump: 110 spots in 1976 (#1,007 → #897)
  • Biggest drop: 428 spots in 1977 (#897 → #1,325)
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
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s519#897 (1976)#1,718
1980s308#1,766 (1980)#4,125
1990s14#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.

Chaka in 1977

girls
#1,325
87 births · 1 in 17,622 girls
boys
#2,665
16 births · 1 in 102,701 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #1,325Chaka87

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #2,665Chaka16
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 17,622 of them was named Chaka, which outranked 88.3% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chaka
  1. #1,315Shane88
  2. #1,315Skye88
  3. #1,315Tommie88
  4. #1,325Chaka87
  5. #1,325Carmelita87
  6. #1,325Elva87
  7. #1,325Gabriella87
  8. #1,331Akilah86
  9. #1,331Andra86
  10. #1,331Holley86

Tied with 5 names at #1,325; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 102,701 of them was named Chaka, which outranked 61.2% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chaka
  1. #2,556Winfield17
  2. #2,556Yolanda17
  3. #2,556Zev17
  4. #2,665Chaka16
  5. #2,665Addison16
  6. #2,665Agapito16
  7. #2,665Aharon16
  8. #2,791Alfie15
  9. #2,791Alon15
  10. #2,791Antar15

Tied with 125 names at #2,665; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →