Chou — boys' name

What the Data Says About Chou

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Chou between 1981 and 1996, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chou currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chou performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chou shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chou in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.