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Chen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Chen?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Chen, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

Position 4182, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1983 with 9 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Chen was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Sometimes the name Chen has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Chen's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Chen be?

The popularity trend for Chen has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Chen for their newborn has dropped.

The name Chen is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Chen (Girl)Chen (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- 8 8,970
2016 < 5 -- 5 12,506
2015 < 5 -- 8 8,872
2014 < 5 -- 8 8,905
2013 5 17,091 7 9,821
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- 7 9,789
2010 < 5 -- 5 12,567
2009 < 5 -- 7 10,047
2008 < 5 -- 5 12,841
2007 8 12,913 6 11,150
2006 6 15,529 < 5 --
2005 5 17,022 5 11,743
2004 < 5 -- 9 7,630
2003 < 5 -- 5 11,164
2002 5 15,939 8 7,761
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- 5 10,632
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 < 5 -- 6 8,650
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- 9 6,067
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 6 12,082 5 9,010
1993 5 13,859 6 7,781
1992 7 10,700 < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- 7 6,622
1990 5 13,360 6 7,320
1989 < 5 -- 6 7,095
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1986 < 5 -- 5 6,894
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1983 < 5 -- 9 4,182
1982 5 10,768 < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- 5 6,404
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.