Chief has been given to about 348 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2020, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 3283rd. The typical living American called Chief is about 7 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.