How rare is the name Chen?

6,337 people in the United States have the first name Chen, about 1 in 47,662. It ranks #3,348 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

CHEN

#3,348

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
6,337
About
1 in 47,662
This common or more
82.2%
Who bears it

Of the 6,337 people named Chen, 91.5% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 6.1% as White and 1% as Black. 54.7% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Chen

#3,346 Hermelinda · 6,339#3,347 Blaze · 6,338#3,349 Alexi · 6,336#3,350 Fransisco · 6,332

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Chen, most common first.

#3,184 Chun · 6,820#3,696 Chan · 5,500#5,489 Chin · 3,121#8,289 Chien · 1,755#15,783 Chon · 724#26,490 Chuen · 351#36,303 Chena · 219#40,593 Chene · 183

Also a last name

As a last name, Chen ranks #93 of 156,621, with 233,798 people. See Chen as a last name

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