unisex name

Chaska

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 80

Chaska is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 13% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2014 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 2002, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Chaska over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

35
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Chaska by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 5
1990s 14
2000s 35
2010s (to 2014) 13

How popular is Chaska?

In 2014, Chaska was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chaska is used

England & Wales #3,535 3 in 2000
United States #9,146 8 in 2014

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Chaska

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

Parents who like Chaska also like

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

Sibling names for Chaska

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

Common questions about Chaska

How popular is the name Chaska?

In 2014, Chaska was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Chaska a girl's or a boy's name?

Chaska is used for both girls and boys. About 13% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Chaska?

Chaska has 2 syllables.

When was Chaska most popular?

Chaska peaked in 2002, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.