Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 0 boys · 32 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 822 as a first name in 2020; 217 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chie’s family of names
In Japanese usage, Chie is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 千恵. In Japanese usage, Chie is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 千枝. In Japanese usage, Chie is a Roman-alphabet rendering of 千瑛.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chie
- Chie NakamuraJapanese voice actressborn 1978
- Chie TanakaJapanese actressborn 1981
- Chie HayakawaJapanese director and screenwriterborn 1976
- Chie NakaneJapanese anthropologist1926–2021
- Chie ShinoharaJapanese manga artistborn 2000
- Chie SatōJapanese voice actressborn 1964
- Chie KimuraOlympic field hockey playerborn 1980
- Chie KōjiroJapanese voice actressborn 1960
- Chie TsujiJapanese volleyball playerborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Chie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brie
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
>99% girls
Amie
“beloved” · “dearly loved”
>99% girls
Hollie
“near the valley of the holly bushes” · “from the holly tree”
>99% girls
Corrie
“from the hollow; of the churning waters” · “referring to a horn”
7% boys · 93% girls
Carrie
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman” · “from the river”
>99% girls
Cassie
“one who is pure; virginal” · “vigilant, wakeful”
>99% girls
Chasity
“having purity; a woman of innocence”
>99% girls
Kassie
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls