Boy name Chinese (Mandarin) origin

Chao

CHOW · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Surpassing; exceeding
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Culture
Chinese
Religion
Secular
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue · strength
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Popularity over time

2013 rank#12467
2013 births5
Peak year1985
First appeared1971
Total US births284
1985 peak19711982199220032013
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Ch'ao

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