How Many People Are Named Chau?
people named Chau are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 712,051 people in the US has this name
Based on 496 babies named Chau in Social Security records from 1975 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
35 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Sino-Vietnamese η (chΓ’u) meaning "pearl, gem".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chau, 79.1% were girls and 20.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Chau rose from 67.8% in the 1980s to 86.7% in the 1990s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Chau alive today is about 34 years old, and 71% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 42 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Chau first appears in the records in 1975 and was given most often in 1982, to 35 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1975 to 2022
π Rank History
Chau has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,629, in 1980. Among boys, its best rank was #2,854, in 1982.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,629 (1980) | #2,854 (1982) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,829 in the 1980s | #4,927 in the 1980s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Chau alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chau were born in California than in any other state: about 91 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chau was given about 7 times as often in California.
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