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Origin & history of Chao1
Chinese roots
Chao comes from the Chinese tradition, meaning Excellent.
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How popular is Chao?
1985
peak year
The name Chao reached its peak in 1985, with 18 registrations (ranked #2729). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 1971. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Across all years on record, approximately 320 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
18
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,729)
(ranked #2,729)
320
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Chao9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
C3
H8
A1
O6
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Chao🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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