Chace
Chace was the 2772nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 528th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,838 places. More babies were named Chace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Chase) hunter (surname) · English, French
- Rank in 2025
- #2,772 boys, down 1,024 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009512 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,545babies recorded
What does the name Chace mean?
Chace is a spelling of Chase, pronounced the same way, so it shares Chase's meaning and origin.
Chase is an English surname that Wiktionary describes as a Middle English nickname for a hunter, from the word chase, 'a hunt'. The word came from Old French chacier, 'to hunt', from a Latin verb meaning 'to try to catch'. As a first name Chase is a transferred surname, and Wikipedia notes that it is especially popular in the United States.
chace (Middle English, “hunt, pursuit”)chacier (Old French, “to hunt”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Chase', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'chase', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Chase (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Chace popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 140 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,772 | 46 |
| 2020 | #1,748 | 88 |
| 2010 | #647 | 371 |
| 2000 | #1,291 | 100 |
| 1990 | #1,455 | 60 |
| 1980 | #5,626 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,905 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chace, counting every spelling?
Chace is a spelling of Chase, a name family that ranked #200 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,772 for Chace on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,960 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 1,904 | #192 | 12,099 |
| Chace | 46 | #2,772 | 289 |
| Khase | 10 | #7,975 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chace?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chace (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chace born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chace.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chace?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Chace are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 12 and 25. That makes Chace mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chace by state
How common Chace was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (4.8×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chace: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chace, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chace
What does Chace mean?
Chace is a spelling of Chase, which means “hunter (surname)” (English, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Chace?
Chace was the 2772nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 528th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,838 places. More babies were named Chace in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Chace a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chace in the US.
Where is Chace most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chace was most common in Michigan (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Georgia.