Chau is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Chau is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Chau was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1980 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,517 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #15,743 | — |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #14,519 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #14,895 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | #15,018 | — |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #10,604 | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | #17,577 | — |
| 2009 | 11 | 11 | #10,120 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #15,801 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #17,685 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,306 | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #16,637 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #16,269 | — |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,342 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #15,835 | — |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #7,670 | — |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,364 | — |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,479 | — |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,465 | — |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,612 | — |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #8,965 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,731 | — |
| 1992 | 13 | — | #10,696 | #7,568 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #8,724 | #6,037 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,605 | — |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,614 | — |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #6,343 | #6,552 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | #4,500 | #5,046 |
| 1986 | 17 | — | #5,828 | #6,896 |
| 1985 | 34 | — | #3,754 | #3,628 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #4,357 | #3,739 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #5,197 | #3,922 |
| 1982 | 35 | — | #4,049 | #2,855 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #5,942 | #5,031 |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,630 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #8,181 | #4,470 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,476 | — |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,984 |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #6,123 | #5,741 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,300 | — |