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The baby name Chae is a Girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced CHAY.

Chae is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 1
Origin: Chinese, Korean
Pronunciation: CHAY

What is the meaning of the name Chae ?

The baby name Chae is a girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced CHAY.

Chae is Chinese, Korean in Origin.

Chae is a Korean name syllable written 채 in hangeul, the alphabet promulgated in 1446. As a Sino-Korean reading, it represents several hanja rather than a single root: 采 gather or pick, 彩 color or variegated pattern, 財 wealth, and 蔡, an old Chinese state name later used as a surname. The underlying written forms belong to Classical Chinese, while the modern sound is Korean.

In Korea, Chae is more often one element of two-syllable given names, such as Chae-won or Chae-yeon, and it also occurs as a family name. Romanization varies, with Chae in Revised Romanization and Ch’ae in McCune-Reischauer; Chinese cognate surname forms include Cai and Tsai when 蔡 is intended. Standalone use is chiefly modern and diaspora-facing, with no fixed religious association.

Chae has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Chae

Han Chae-young Actor · Born 1980 · South Korea Han Chae-young is a South Korean actress best known for her lead role in Sassy Girl Chun-hyang. Born Kim Ji-young, she first drew attention playing the antagonist in Autumn in My Heart before rising to wider fame in 2005. Chae Shi-ra Actor · Born 1968 · South Korea Chae Shi-ra is a South Korean actress best known for her TV roles, especially in the acclaimed drama Eyes of Dawn. Born in Seoul in 1968, she became one of Korea’s notable screen stars in the 1990s.

Chae – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Girls 0 #15 1 572
KR Boys 0 #26 2 897
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
JM Boys 0 #290 4 6,876
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
PH Girls 0 #421 9 13,098
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
HK Boys 0 #557 1 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
CR Girls 0 #573 1 11,342
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
United States Boys 2004 #826 7 7,246
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
United States Girls 2005 #919 6 9,844
MY Girls 0 #970 25 24,821
CO Boys 0 #980 2 15,656
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,011 4 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,032 2 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,095 17 25,439
MA 0 #1,192 8 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
DZ 0 #1,232 3 20,130
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,261 7 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Chae is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AR
BG
BN

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People also ask about Chae

Chae is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Chae is a one syllable name, pronounced CHAY.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Ch’ae, Cai and Tsai.
Somewhat — Chae ranked #826 in United States in 2004, placing it just outside the most common names.
Yes — 2 notable people named Chae are in our database, including Han Chae-young (Actor), Chae Shi-ra (Actor).