Hao
Hao is the pinyin and Wade–Giles transliteration of multiple Chinese masculine given names, written in Chinese as 浩, 皓, 昊, 豪, 灏, or other characters.
- Chinese
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Hao
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hao is the pinyin and Wade–Giles transliteration of multiple Chinese masculine given names, written in Chinese as 浩, 皓, 昊, 豪, 灏, or other characters.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
- Vietnamese
The Story of Hao
The earliest SSA record of Hao as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 20 newborns named Hao — #3,221 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Haos. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 442 Haos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hao
Hao is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 442 births in the dataset. Hao's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #3,221. Use the chart and map above to compare Hao's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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