How Many People Are Named Chayil?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Chayil. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Chayil peaked in popularity in 1999 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chayil 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 Chayil paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Chayil is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1999
12 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chayil
Chayil is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chayil as a female name
Ranked #15,734 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1999 (12 births)
Chayil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chayil span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 54 babies were registered. Chayil has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chayil by Decade
How has Chayil 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.
Chayil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chayil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chayil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chayil?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Chayil 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Chayil a common name?
Chayil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chayil most popular?
Chayil reached peak popularity in 1999, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chayil is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chayil a female name?
Chayil is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chayil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chayil Smith, Chayil Johnson, Chayil 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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