Chao

KAY-oh /ˈkeɪoʊ/
boy 1 syllable fading

Chao is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Chao is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2013. Chao was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1985 (18 births).

About the name Chao

PronunciationKAY-oh /ˈkeɪoʊ/
CultureChineseVietnamese

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How popular is Chao?

Boys named Chao
197119801990200020102013
Boys named Chao per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Chao
1983198519901992
Girls named Chao per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–2013 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2013) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chao total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201355—#12,468
200066—#9,275
19956——#7,958
19945——#9,011
19936——#7,779
199212—#13,668#6,773
199113——#4,268
199015—#11,661#5,449
198911——#4,563
198825—#9,440#2,983
198716—#11,601#4,008
198613——#3,472
198526—#7,682#2,729
198416——#2,844
198320—#10,522#2,941
198214——#3,129
198114——#3,056
198011——#3,653
197910——#3,845
19789——#3,907
19779——#3,888
19767——#4,512
197511——#3,277
197413——#2,821
19738——#3,758
19727——#4,039
197112——#2,838
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