Chi

Chi

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 23% girls / 77% boys

Origin: Chinese

Chi first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1979 with 30 babies (rank #359 that year). In 2017 it was given to 2 boys (rank #4). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Chi

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

521

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	1	#1,040
1967	1	#1,062
1968	1	#1,083
1969	1	#1,045
1970	2	#937
1971	2	#914
1972	6	#741
1974	6	#729
1975	12	#545
1976	12	#550
1977	12	#540
1978	27	#365
1979	30	#359
1980	22	#431
1981	20	#460
1982	16	#518
1983	17	#492
1984	17	#502
1985	13	#589
1986	19	#507
1987	8	#730
1988	12	#631
1989	11	#660
1990	11	#690
1991	9	#735
1992	11	#686
1993	14	#634
1994	11	#708
1995	4	#1,001
1996	10	#737
1997	4	#1,024
1998	5	#953
1999	2	#1,276
2000	2	#1,266
2001	5	#991
2002	5	#992
2003	4	#1,064
2004	2	#1,268
2005	2	#1,253
2006	4	#1,039
2007	4	#1,020
2008	4	#1,037
2009	4	#1,009
2010	3	#1,085
2011	3	#1,024
2012	2	#1,099
2013	2	#1,139
2014	2	#1,017
2015	2	#56
2017	2	#4

Year

Babies

Rank

1966

#1,040

1967

#1,062

1968

#1,083

1969

#1,045

1970

#937

1971

#914

1972

#741

1974

#729

1975

#545

1976

#550

1977

#540

1978

#365

1979

#359

1980

#431

1981

#460

1982

#518

1983

#492

1984

#502

1985

#589

1986

#507

1987

#730

1988

#631

1989

#660

1990

#690

1991

#735

1992

#686

1993

#634

1994

#708

1995

#1,001

1996

#737

1997

#1,024

1998

#953

1999

#1,276

2000

#1,266

2001

#991

2002

#992

2003

#1,064

2004

#1,268

2005

#1,253

2006

#1,039

2007

#1,020

2008

#1,037

2009

#1,009

2010

#1,085

2011

#1,024

2012

#1,099

2013

#1,139

2014

#1,017

2015

#56

2017

Numerology of Chi

Popularity Over Time — Boys

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Chi in 2017

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail