Chawn
The Story of Chawn
As a girl name
Chawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1969: 10 births, good for #4,723 nationwide. About 50% of every Chawn on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Chawn last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Chawn as a boy name dates back to 1966, when 5 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Chawn — #2,717 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Chawn on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Chawn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 187 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chawn
Chawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 187 births in the dataset. Chawn's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #2,717. Use the chart and map above to compare Chawn'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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