Chay
Boy · CHAY
Chay is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chay come from?
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Shay or Chase
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Is Chay a girl's or a boy's name?
Chay is a boys' name.
How popular is Chay in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 55 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Chay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 25 | #821 |
| 2001 | 31 | #656 |
| 2000 | 33 | #620 |
| 1999 | 41 | #540 |
| 1998 | 44 | #503 |
| 1997 | 55 | #432 |
| 1996 | 41 | #487 |
How popular is Chay in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Chay in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,597 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
Names like Chay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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