Chao*
#9,311 most common boys' name of all time · #23,550 across all names · 89% male / 11% female · used 1971–2013 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#9,311
Rank overall
#23,550 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
320
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1985 #2,806
Best rank
#2,806 1985
Girls
Boys
peak 26/yr
Chao first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,513 |
| 2000 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,482 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,164 |
| 1994 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,240 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,048 |
| 1992 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #6,958 |
| 1991 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,370 |
| 1990 | 6 | 9 | 15 | #5,591 |
| 1989 | — | 11 | 11 | #4,693 |
| 1988 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #3,043 |
| 1987 | 5 | 11 | 16 | #4,147 |
| 1986 | — | 13 | 13 | #3,584 |
| 1985 | 8 | 18 | 26 | #2,806 |
| 1984 | — | 16 | 16 | #2,918 |
| 1983 | 5 | 15 | 20 | #3,032 |
| 1982 | — | 14 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1981 | — | 14 | 14 | #3,181 |
| 1980 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,778 |
| 1979 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,005 |
| 1978 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,083 |
| 1977 | — | 9 | 9 | #4,070 |
| 1976 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,794 |
| 1975 | — | 11 | 11 | #3,401 |
| 1974 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,938 |
| 1973 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,003 |
| 1972 | — | 7 | 7 | #4,373 |
| 1971 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,971 |