Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Chen

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Chen

Pronunciation

chen

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #7529, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #8947, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #12654, 8 births); most recent 2013 (rank #16491, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
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20227–
2021––
20207–
20197–
2018––
20178–
20165–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #2038, 10 births); most recent 2019 (rank #4694, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #3285, 7 births); most recent 2015 (rank #4733, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
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2022––
2021––
2020––
20193–
20183–
2017––
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #3955, 4 births); most recent 2015 (rank #4921, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #5520, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
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20153–
2014–3

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #718, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
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2018–
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #707, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #802, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
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2022––
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2019––
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20163–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence