How many Chayannes are there in the world?

No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Chayanne are estimated to be alive in the US today.

How popular is the name Chayanne in 2025?

Chayanne ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.

How rare is the name Chayanne?

About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Chayanne — 5 in all.

Will my child share the name Chayanne with classmates?

Chayanne will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Chayanne

Masculine

Chayanne is given to both — 399 boys and 223 girls since 1880. See other names given to both

#12008 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year

rare5 boys in 2025

Chayanne entered the US charts in 1987, peaked at #2170 in 1990, ranks #12008 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Chayanne?

Chayanne first appears in US birth records in 1987 — 38 years ago. The typical Chayanne alive today was born around 1996, making them about 29 years old. About 400 people named Chayanne are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Chayanne most popular?

Chayanne peaked in 1990, reaching #2170 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 9,838 places below that high. See the whole 1990 chart.

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What the data says

146 years of official birth records

The long climb, and where it stands now

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded: 1987
Most boys named: 199033 — the highest on record
Peak rank: #2170reached in 1990
Change vs 2016: −37.5%5 in 2025, from 8

Chayanne sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1990, with 33 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Chayannes among us

400

people named Chayanne are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Chayanne

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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What happens to a name after it peaks

The Dencil test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Chayanne's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Dencil climbed just as high around 1947, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Dencil's path sketches the road Chayanne is walking now.

40%chance Chayanne will feel dated by 2040

Chayanne, aligned on its peakDencil· peak 1947not yet written

Chayanne today is about where Dencil stood in 1982 — 35 years past a #2169-sized peak. Within 15 years, Dencil had drifted out of the mainstream charts.

Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Chayanne sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Chayanne beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Chayanne in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Chayannethis name5#12008Garfield5#12008Chas5#12008Lew5#12008Barney5#12008

US boys given each name in 2025.

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How many Chayannes are there in the world?: No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Chayanne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Chayanne in 2025?: Chayanne ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Chayanne?: About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Chayanne — 5 in all.
Will my child share the name Chayanne with classmates?: Chayanne will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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