Chief

Where Chief comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Chief.

Chief through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,168 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2020
    Peak, #3,274
    34 babies named Chief, the most in any year.
  3. 2025
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,861.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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