How Many People Are Named Chen?
people named Chen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,395,040 people in the US has this name
Based on 250 babies named Chen in Social Security records from 1977 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chen, 22.9% were girls and 77.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chen alive today is about 22 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chen first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 2007, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Chen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #4,184, in 1983. Among girls, its best rank was #10,694, in 1992.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #4,184 (1983) | #10,694 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #10,623 in the 2010s | #20,078 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chen were born in New York than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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