Chase
Chase was the 192nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,904 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 61st with 7,394 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Chase in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning hunter (surname) · English, French
Say it CHAYS /tʃeɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #192 boys, down 69 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,904boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20097,394 babies
- Total since 1880
- 184,958babies recorded
What does the name Chase mean?
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
Chase popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 3,798 since 1971, 35 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #192 | 1,904 |
| 2020 | #123 | 2,998 |
| 2010 | #66 | 6,448 |
| 2000 | #77 | 5,442 |
| 1990 | #110 | 3,158 |
| 1980 | #656 | 176 |
| 1970 | #1,159 | 51 |
| 1960 | #2,334 | 13 |
| 1950 | #2,607 | 9 |
| 1940 | #2,509 | 9 |
| 1930 | #4,088 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,031 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chase, counting every spelling?
Chase is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #200 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #192 for Chase 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 Chase?
1,904 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chase (0.53 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chase 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 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chase.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chase?
About 177,100 people born in the US named Chase are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 13 and 29. That makes Chase 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.
Chase by state
How common Chase was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Delaware (3.9×), Connecticut (2.8×), New Hampshire (2.5×), District of Columbia (2.3×), Maine (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chase: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chase, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Chase · Sibling names for Chase
Questions about the name Chase
What does Chase mean?
Chase means “hunter (surname)” (English, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Chase?
Chase was the 192nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,904 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 61st with 7,394 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 118 places. More babies were named Chase in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Chase a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chase in the US.
Where is Chase most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chase was most common in Delaware (5.47 per 1,000 boys), followed by Connecticut and New Hampshire.