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Origin & history of Chief1
ModernAmerican / Multicultural roots
Chief comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Leader or head of something..
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How popular is Chief?
2020
peak year
Today, Chief is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #4275), with only about 25 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2020, 34 babies were given the name (ranked #3283 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Chief has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 332 babies have been registered as Chief since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
34
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,283)
(ranked #3,283)
25
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
250
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
332
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Chief4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
C3
H8
I9
E5
F6
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Chief🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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