How Many People Are Named Rosalind Chao?

There are approximately 1 people named Rosalind Chao 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 Rosalind with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chao. 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 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Rosalind

Last Name

Chao

Rosalind: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Rosalind. The peak year was 1965 with 652 births. The average person named Rosalind today is 56 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Rosalind

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rosalind was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (44.93%). The next largest recorded groups were White (41.12%) and Hispanic (6.50%).

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

White

41.12%

Black

44.93%

Hispanic

6.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.63%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.63%

Two or More Races

3.20%

Ancestry of the Chao Surname

The surname Chao 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 Chao 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

3.44%

Black

0.22%

Hispanic

5.69%

Asian/Pacific Islander

86.89%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.09%

Two or More Races

3.67%

How we calculated this

The first name "Rosalind" 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 "Chao" appears at a rate of 3.70 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 Rosalind 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.

Other people named Rosalind

Rosalind Smith Rosalind Johnson Rosalind Williams Rosalind Jones Rosalind Brown Rosalind Garcia Rosalind Russell

Other people with the surname Chao

Michael Chao James Chao John Chao David Chao Robert Chao William Chao Caleb Chao

Rosalind Chao: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Rosalind Chao?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Rosalind Chao are alive in the United States today. The first name Rosalind is shared by 16,278 Americans, and the surname Chao is shared by 12,691.

How rare is the name Rosalind Chao?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Rosalind is uncommon and the surname Chao is uncommon.

Is Rosalind a male or female name?

Rosalind is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 1965 and the average bearer today is 56 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Rosalind?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Rosalind was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (44.93%). The next largest recorded groups were White (41.12%) and Hispanic (6.50%). 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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