How Many People Are Named Chinmay?
An estimated 179 people in the United States have the first name Chinmay. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Chinmay peaked in popularity in 2008 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chinmay 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 Chinmay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
179
About 1 in 1,914,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2008
14 births
Total Registered
181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chinmay
Chinmay is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 181 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chinmay as a male name
Ranked #12,695 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2008 (14 births)
Chinmay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chinmay span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 94 babies were registered. Chinmay has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chinmay by Decade
How has Chinmay 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.
Chinmay by State
Chinmay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chinmay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chinmay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chinmay?
We estimate approximately 179 people named Chinmay 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 1,914,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Chinmay a common name?
Chinmay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chinmay most popular?
Chinmay reached peak popularity in 2008, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chinmay is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chinmay a male name?
Chinmay is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chinmay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chinmay Smith, Chinmay Johnson, Chinmay 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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