boy's name

Chinmay

chin-MAY (Hindi)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 187

Chinmay is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2022 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1999.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Chinmay Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

94
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Chinmay by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 94
2010s 70
2020s (to 2025) 12

How Popular Is Chinmay?

In 2022, Chinmay was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Chinmay Is Used

England & Wales #5,957 3 in 2022
United States #13,821 5 in 2022

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 Chinmay

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

Parents Who Like Chinmay Also Like

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

How to Say Chinmay

  • Hindi chin-MAY

Sibling Names for Chinmay

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Chinmay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Chinmay

How popular is the name Chinmay?

In 2022, Chinmay was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Chinmay is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chinmay?

Chinmay has 2 syllables.

When was Chinmay most popular?

Chinmay peaked in 2008, when 14 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.