Chao
Meaning
varies by character: often 超, 'to surpass, leap over', or 潮, 'tide'; a pinyin-era given name
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chao has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
70 people · the #52,921 first name in Brazil · median age 48
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Chao
Most people given the name Chao in the United States were born between 1970 and 1989. The Chao you meet today is most often in his 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chao deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Chao truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Chao fits with your family’s names and surname.
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