How Many People Are Named Frank Chen?

There are approximately 297 people named Frank Chen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,154,055 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Frank with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chen. 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

297

1 in 1,154,055 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Frank

Last Name

Chen

Frank: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Frank. The peak year was 1918 with 17,089 births. The average person named Frank today is 62 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Frank

In the 2020 Census, the first name Frank was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.92%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.20%) and Black (8.08%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Frank 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 Frank rose or fell over time.

White

71.92%

Black

8.08%

Hispanic

15.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.28%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

1.79%

Ancestry of the Chen Surname

The surname Chen 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 Chen 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

2.07%

Black

0.45%

Hispanic

0.58%

Asian/Pacific Islander

95.44%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.01%

Two or More Races

1.46%

How we calculated this

The first name "Frank" has an estimated frequency of 0.111% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Chen" appears at a rate of 78.22 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 Frank are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 297 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Frank

Frank Smith Frank Johnson Frank Williams Frank Brown Frank Jones Frank Garcia Frank Thomas Frank Robinson

Other people with the surname Chen

Michael Chen James Chen John Chen David Chen Robert Chen William Chen Ethan Chen

Frank Chen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Frank Chen?

We estimate approximately 297 people named Frank Chen are alive in the United States today. The first name Frank is shared by 379,098 Americans, and the surname Chen is shared by 268,102.

How rare is the name Frank Chen?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,154,055 Americans. The first name Frank is common and the surname Chen is common.

Is Frank a male or female name?

Frank is predominantly male, with 99.5% of bearers being male and 0.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 1918 and the average bearer today is 62 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Frank?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Frank was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (71.92%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (15.20%) and Black (8.08%). 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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