Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Chosyn

Gender Unisex · 53% girls Rank 2025 #2,259 Trend ↑ Rising 611%
Rank 2025
#2,259
among girls · ↑205 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
157
named Chosyn · +21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,843
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
157 babies
All-time total
539
#15,971 all-time among girls
First recorded
2016
in Social Security records

Chosyn popularity over time

539 babies have been named Chosyn since 2016, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2010s 20 16 36 4 – #10,660
2020s (to 2025) 268 235 503 84 +2229% #2,259

Where Chosyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 105 0.07 outside top 500
2027 130 0.08 outside top 500
2028 156 0.10 outside top 500
2029 183 0.11 outside top 500
2030 209 0.13 outside top 500

Where Chosyn is most popular

Girls named Chosyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.031 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Chosyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 12 0.137 +338%
Alabama 11 0.117 +274%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +241%
Georgia 24 0.106 +237%
South Carolina 8 0.089 +184%
Virginia 10 0.059 +87%
Texas 25 0.031 ≈ national
Illinois 5 0.022 -30%
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Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Chosyn

Chosyn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,259 in 2025 with 81 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2016, 539 American babies have been named Chosyn, about 53% girls and 47% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 157 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chosyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chosyn?

The median living Chosyn is about 1 years old; half are between 0 and 3. An estimated 500 people named Chosyn are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chosyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 81 #2,259 76 #1,995
2024 73 #2,464 57 #2,425
2023 53 #3,106 41 #3,015
2022 25 #5,200 24 #4,323
2021 22 #5,608 25 #4,132
2020 14 #7,642 12 #6,706
2019 9 #10,660 – –
2018 6 #14,179 5 #12,523
2017 5 #16,395 5 #12,643
2016 – – 6 #10,980
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chosyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chosyn?

The median living Chosyn is about 1 years old. Half of all living Chosyns are between 0 and 3 years old.

How many people named Chosyn are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Chosyn are alive in the United States, based on 539 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Chosyn in 2025?

Chosyn ranked #2,259 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 81 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chosyn?

539 babies have been named Chosyn in the United States since 2016, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chosyn most popular?

Chosyn peaked in 2025, when 157 newborns received the name.

Is Chosyn a boy or girl name?

Chosyn is used for both: about 53% of babies named Chosyn have been girls and 47% boys.

Is the name Chosyn rising or falling?

Chosyn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chosyn become more popular?

Chosyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 209 girls named Chosyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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