Chao
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
Fewer than 5
Peak year
1985
18 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
320
since 1971
Born a Chao? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Chao was most popular in 1985, when 18 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Chao in 2025. Not recorded since 2013.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2024 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2023 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2022 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2021 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2020 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2019 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2018 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2017 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2016 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2015 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2014 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 5 | 12136 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2011 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2007 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2006 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2005 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2004 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2003 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2002 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2001 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2000 | <5 | — | 6 | 9112 |
| 1999 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1998 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1997 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1996 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1995 | <5 | — | 6 | 7792 |
| 1994 | <5 | — | 5 | 8800 |
| 1993 | <5 | — | 6 | 7638 |
| 1992 | 5 | 13317 | 7 | 6670 |
| 1991 | <5 | — | 13 | 4231 |
| 1990 | 6 | 11409 | 9 | 5382 |
| 1989 | <5 | — | 11 | 4527 |
| 1988 | 7 | 9244 | 18 | 2961 |
| 1987 | 5 | 11325 | 11 | 3959 |
| 1986 | <5 | — | 13 | 3440 |
| 1985 | 8 | 7563 | 18 | 2710 |
| 1984 | <5 | — | 16 | 2824 |
| 1983 | 5 | 10275 | 15 | 2912 |
| 1982 | <5 | — | 14 | 3108 |
| 1981 | <5 | — | 14 | 3030 |
| 1980 | <5 | — | 11 | 3615 |
| 1979 | <5 | — | 10 | 3810 |
| 1978 | <5 | — | 9 | 3857 |
| 1977 | <5 | — | 9 | 3836 |
| 1976 | <5 | — | 7 | 4418 |
| 1975 | <5 | — | 11 | 3246 |
| 1974 | <5 | — | 13 | 2799 |
| 1973 | <5 | — | 8 | 3694 |
| 1972 | <5 | — | 7 | 3963 |
| 1971 | <5 | — | 12 | 2813 |
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Recorded as girls 11% · boys 89% across all years