How Many People Are Named Chae?
An estimated 310 people in the United States have the first name Chae. It is used for both genders, with 54.2% female. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Chae peaked in popularity in 1988 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chae as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chae paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
310
About 1 in 1,105,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
54.2% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1988
31 births
Total Registered
323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chae
Chae is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.8%) and females (54.2%). Out of 323 total births registered, 148 were male and 175 were female.
Chae as a male name
Ranked #9,096 in 2004
7 male births in 2004
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Chae as a female name
Ranked #14,845 in 2005
6 female births in 2005
Peak: 1988 (24 births)
Chae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chae span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 133 babies were registered. While Chae is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chae by Decade
How has Chae tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chae?
We estimate approximately 310 people named Chae are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,105,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Chae a common name?
Chae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chae most popular?
Chae reached peak popularity in 1988, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chae is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chae a female name?
Chae is predominantly female. 54.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chae Smith, Chae Johnson, Chae Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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