How Many People Are Named Chirs?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Chirs. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Chirs peaked in popularity in 1972 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chirs 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 Chirs paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Chirs is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1972
7 births
Total Registered
12
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chirs
Chirs is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 12 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chirs as a male name
Ranked #4,041 in 1972
7 male births in 1972
Peak: 1972 (7 births)
Chirs: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chirs span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 7 babies were registered. Chirs remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chirs by Decade
How has Chirs 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.
Chirs + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chirs as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chirs
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Chirs: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chirs?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Chirs 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 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Chirs a common name?
Chirs is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chirs most popular?
Chirs reached peak popularity in 1972, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chirs is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chirs a male name?
Chirs is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chirs Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chirs Smith, Chirs Johnson, Chirs 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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