How Many People Are Named Chawn?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Chawn. It is used for both genders, with 82.4% male. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Chawn peaked in popularity in 1970 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chawn 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 Chawn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
82.4% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1970
19 births
Total Registered
227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chawn
Chawn is predominantly male (82.4%), though 40 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chawn as a male name
Ranked #12,610 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 1973 (13 births)
Chawn as a female name
Ranked #7,572 in 1973
6 female births in 1973
Peak: 1969 (10 births)
Chawn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chawn span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 104 babies were registered. Chawn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chawn by Decade
How has Chawn 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.
Chawn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chawn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chawn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chawn?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Chawn 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Chawn a common name?
Chawn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chawn most popular?
Chawn reached peak popularity in 1970, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chawn is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chawn a male name?
Chawn is predominantly male. 82.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chawn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chawn Smith, Chawn Johnson, Chawn 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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