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How popular is the name Chirag?

Births per year, rank history and how many Chirags are alive today.

Chirag (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 5120th in 2024 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 1999, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1130th most popular that year. It has declined since 1999; the 2024 figure is roughly 25% of its peak.

The Chirag you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old. Half of all Chirags born in England and Wales are between 20 and 33, and there are at least 190 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Chirag - on average, only one in every 1,595 such rooms contains a Chirag.

How many babies are named Chirag each year?

0510200020201996: 111997: 111998: 71999: 122000: 72001: 42002: 72003: 62004: 32005: 32006: 52007: 42009: 42011: 32012: 32016: 32022: 32024: 3actual

Where does Chirag rank among boys' names?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 1,1681997: ranked 1,1741998: ranked 1,6421999: ranked 1,1302000: ranked 1,7032001: ranked 2,5872002: ranked 1,7992003: ranked 2,1892004: ranked 3,6512005: ranked 3,8492006: ranked 2,8702007: ranked 3,5892009: ranked 3,7442011: ranked 4,6472012: ranked 4,8052016: ranked 4,8102022: ranked 4,7902024: ranked 5,120

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Chirag per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2024, peaking at about 12 in 1999
Chirag: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2024. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Chirag most popular?

Chirag peaked in 1999, when 12 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Chirag?

At least 190 people named Chirag born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Chirag?

Most living Chirags are between 20 and 33; the most common age is about 30.

Is Chirag becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1999 peak.






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