Chae is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.
Chae is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2005. Chae first appears in 1970 and peaked in 1988 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #14,846 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,097 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #14,205 | #9,776 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #12,305 | — |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #12,035 | #10,623 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #8,914 | #8,871 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #12,747 | — |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #12,361 | #7,403 |
| 1996 | 16 | — | #9,733 | #6,588 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #12,051 | #6,482 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #9,724 | #9,002 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #12,043 | #8,914 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,631 | — |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #11,749 | #5,581 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #6,527 | #5,913 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #4,703 | #4,866 |
| 1988 | 31 | — | #3,814 | #5,853 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | #4,314 | #5,576 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #6,887 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #6,683 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #6,425 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,463 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,976 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #9,506 | #5,017 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,588 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,131 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,518 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,155 | — |