How Many People Are Named Chapin?
An estimated 256 people in the United States have the first name Chapin. It is used for both genders, with 83.8% male. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Chapin peaked in popularity in 1995 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chapin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chapin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
256
About 1 in 1,338,884 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.8% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1995
20 births
Total Registered
278
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chapin
Chapin is predominantly male (83.8%), though 45 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chapin as a male name
Ranked #10,915 in 2015
6 male births in 2015
Peak: 1986 (14 births)
Chapin as a female name
Ranked #16,256 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1996 (8 births)
Chapin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chapin span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 113 babies were registered. Chapin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chapin by Decade
How has Chapin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chapin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chapin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chapin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chapin?
We estimate approximately 256 people named Chapin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,338,884 Americans share this first name.
Is Chapin a common name?
Chapin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 278 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chapin most popular?
Chapin reached peak popularity in 1995, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chapin is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chapin a male name?
Chapin is predominantly male. 83.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chapin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chapin Smith, Chapin Johnson, Chapin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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