How Many People Are Named Chan Park?

There are approximately 1 people named Chan Park living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Chan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Park. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Chan: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Chan. The peak year was 1982 with 38 births. The average person named Chan today is 42 years old.

Male
Female
0 8 15 23 30 38 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Chan

In the 2020 Census, the first name Chan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (84.68%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.77%) and Black (4.53%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Chan in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Chan rose or fell over time.

White
7.77%
Black
4.53%
Hispanic
1.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander
84.68%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.33%
Two or More Races
1.11%

Ancestry of the Park Surname

The surname Park was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Park in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
21.57%
Black
0.77%
Hispanic
1.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander
73.56%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.12%
Two or More Races
2.56%

How we calculated this

The first name "Chan" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Park" appears at a rate of 37.23 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Chan are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Chan Park: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Chan Park?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Chan Park are alive in the United States today. The first name Chan is shared by 1,084 Americans, and the surname Park is shared by 127,590.

How rare is the name Chan Park?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Chan is rare and the surname Park is common.

Is Chan a male or female name?

Chan is predominantly male, with 82.9% of bearers being male and 17.1% female. It peaked in popularity in 1982 and the average bearer today is 42 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Chan?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Chan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander (84.68%). The next largest recorded groups were White (7.77%) and Black (4.53%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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