boy's name

Chirag

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 788

Chirag is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1973.

Chirag over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

240
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Chirag by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 89
1980s 240
1990s 181
2000s 113
2010s 38
2020s (to 2023) 6

How popular is Chirag?

In 2023, Chirag was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chirag is used

Canada #2,767 5 in 2012
England & Wales #5,630 3 in 2024
United States #10,914 6 in 2023

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 Chirag

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

Parents who like Chirag also like

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

Sibling names for Chirag

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

Common questions about Chirag

How popular is the name Chirag?

In 2023, Chirag was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Chirag is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Chirag most popular?

Chirag peaked in 1985, when 33 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.