Chaska
Chaska is a name with a single cultural origin: Sioux.
- Sioux
Meaning & Origin of Chaska
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chaska is a name with a single cultural origin: Sioux.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Sioux
The Story of Chaska
As a girl name
Chaska first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 5 Chaskas were born — ranking #9,651 that year. As of 2026, Chaska ranks #10,393 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Chaskas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chaska first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 10 Chaskas were born — ranking #6,521 that year. As of 2026, Chaska ranks #8,781 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 67 Chaskas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chaska
Chaska is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 67 births in the dataset. Chaska's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #6,521. Use the chart and map above to compare Chaska's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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