How Many People Are Named Chaun?
An estimated 422 people in the United States have the first name Chaun. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 40 years old, and Chaun peaked in popularity in 1980 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chaun 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 Chaun paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
422
About 1 in 812,214 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1980
19 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chaun
Chaun is predominantly male (97.5%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chaun as a male name
Ranked #11,022 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1980 (19 births)
Chaun as a female name
Ranked #6,940 in 1967
5 female births in 1967
Peak: 1964 (6 births)
Chaun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chaun span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 122 babies were registered. Chaun has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chaun by Decade
How has Chaun 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.
Chaun + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaun as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chaun
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chaun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaun?
We estimate approximately 422 people named Chaun 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 812,214 Americans share this first name.
Is Chaun a common name?
Chaun is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chaun most popular?
Chaun reached peak popularity in 1980, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chaun is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chaun a male name?
Chaun is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chaun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chaun Smith, Chaun Johnson, Chaun 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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