Gao

Girl · recorded 1980–2008

  • 2008last recorded
  • 1989best year

Most popular in 1989.

Last recorded in 2008. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Gao.

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Its story

Popularity since 1980

091719801987199420012008

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 26 recorded years as a table
Gao, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19804
19816
19826
19833
19844
19859
198610
198710
19887
198917
199012
199117
199214
199314
199412
199514
19964
199710
199810
19996
20004
20013
20034
20044
20054
20083

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gao isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2008
5
Rank in 2008
#17,504
How rare
1 in 378,187 girls
Since 1980
375

Gao was last recorded in 2008. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1989, at 17 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Gao doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.