Chaka
Chaka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 899th with 147 babies. More babies were named Chaka in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1976147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,103babies recorded
Chaka popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | #10,624 | — | 5 |
| 1990 | #9,407 | #5,446 | 8 | 9 |
| 1980 | #1,769 | #4,559 | 62 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #2,004 | — | 20 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Chaka, counting every spelling?
Chaka has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Chaka?
About 800 people born in the US named Chaka are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 44 and 50. That makes Chaka mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chaka by state
How common Chaka was among girls born in each state in 1974–1978, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (5.4×), Tennessee (2.4×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chaka: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chaka, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chaka
How popular is the name Chaka?
Chaka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 899th with 147 babies. More babies were named Chaka in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Chaka a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 841 girls and 262 boys.
Where was Chaka most popular?
In 1974–1978, Chaka was most common in Georgia (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Tennessee.