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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Cha

Used in both girl and boy records

Cha appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Cha by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCha as a girl’s nameUS records 1975–1995
#32092girl rank1982peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCha as a boy’s nameUS records 1980–2006
#9996boy rank1991peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Cha in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19828 uses#746819821975–19956 listed years
Boy199121 uses#283719871980–200623 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.