Chas
Chas was the 12383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 222nd; the most babies were born in 1915 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,640 places. More babies were named Chas in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,383 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191599 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,223babies recorded
Chas popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,383 | 5 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #5,522 | 16 |
| 2000 | #2,535 | 37 |
| 1990 | #1,620 | 51 |
| 1980 | #1,771 | 32 |
| 1970 | #3,315 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,701 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1920 | #846 | 64 |
| 1910 | #640 | 21 |
| 1900 | #448 | 26 |
| 1890 | #322 | 29 |
| 1880 | #222 | 53 |
How popular is Chas, counting every spelling?
Chas has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Chas?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chas (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chas 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chas.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chas?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Chas are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 29 and 43. That makes Chas mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Chas by state
How common Chas was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. In 41 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 Chas: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chas, they share its era and feel.
Chas is also a nickname for Charles.
Questions about the name Chas
How popular is the name Chas?
Chas was the 12383rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 222nd; the most babies were born in 1915 (99). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,640 places. More babies were named Chas in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Chas a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chas in the US.
Where was Chas most popular?
In 1913–1917, Chas was most common in Tennessee (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and Illinois.