Chen
Meaning
morning (晨)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chen has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
952 people · the #8,573 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 200,000 · median age 49
Among people named Chen living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Chen
Most people given the name Chen in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chen deep dive
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