boy's name

Chaïn

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 65

Chaïn is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1995, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1995.

Chaïn over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Chaïn by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 10
2000s 15
2010s 20
2020s (to 2023) 15

How popular is Chaïn?

In 2023, Chaïn was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chaïn is used

France #5,349 5 in 2023
United States as Chain #5,871 5 in 1976

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Chaïn is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Chain Chain is Chaïn without the diaeresis, and the spelling recorded in France, where it ranks #4,733. 30

Names that peaked alongside Chaïn

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Chaïn also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chaïn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Chaïn

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chaïn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Chaïn

Is Chaïn a girl's or a boy's name?

Chaïn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Chaïn most popular?

Chaïn peaked in 1995, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.