Chayanne
Elmer Figueroa Arce, known professionally as Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican singer and actor. He has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
Meaning & Origin of Chayanne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Elmer Figueroa Arce, known professionally as Chayanne, is a Puerto Rican singer and actor. He has released 21 albums and sold over 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists.
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The Story of Chayanne
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Chayanne as a girl name dates back to 1990, when 5 babies received it. 2000 was its biggest year on record, with 29 newborns named Chayanne — #4,185 in the national rankings. About 53% of every Chayanne on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chayanne last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 223 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chayanne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 33 births, good for #2,170 nationwide. About 46% of every Chayanne on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chayanne last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 394 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Chayanne
Chayanne is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 394 births in the dataset. Chayanne's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #2,170. Use the chart and map above to compare Chayanne'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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