Chen

Where Chen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Chen.

Chen through the years
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #4,582 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1983
    Peak, #4,141
    9 babies named Chen, the most in any year.
  3. 1984
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 2008
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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