Chase
A Norman French surname for a huntsman, from chacier, “to hunt.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Chase first shows up in the national records in 1885. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1995 to 2017. Its biggest year was 2009, when 7,394 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 61 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 192 for boys. All told, 184,958 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Chaz (10,074), Chace (5,545), Chas (3,223), Chayse (3,169), Chayce (2,501), Chaise (1,448) (total births since 1880)
Explore Chase interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | No. 936 |
| 1890s | 5 | No. 994 |
| 1910s | 46 | No. 1885 |
| 1920s | 66 | No. 2630 |
| 1930s | 43 | No. 2159 |
| 1940s | 57 | No. 2225 |
| 1950s | 85 | No. 2414 |
| 1960s | 216 | No. 1339 |
| 1970s | 1,148 | No. 684 |
| 1980s | 16,556 | No. 113 |
| 1990s | 40,311 | No. 67 |
| 2000s | 57,175 | No. 61 |
| 2010s | 50,350 | No. 66 |
| 2020s | 15,097 | No. 123 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.