Chaun
The Chaun is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northwards, passing through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra. It is 205 kilometres (127 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi).
Meaning & Origin of Chaun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Chaun is a stream in Far East Siberia. It flows roughly northwards, passing through the sparsely populated areas of the Siberian tundra. It is 205 kilometres (127 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi).
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The Story of Chaun
The earliest SSA record of Chaun as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 7 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Chaun — #2,536 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Chaun on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Chaun last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 435 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Chaun
Chaun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 435 births in the dataset. Chaun's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,536. Use the chart and map above to compare Chaun'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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