Chosen
Chosen was the 555th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 540 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,606 places. More babies were named Chosen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning chosen (English word) · English
Say it CHOH-zun /ˈtʃoʊzən/
- Rank in 2025
- #555 boys, up 919 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 540boys
- Girls and boys
- 19% girls, 81% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025540 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,794babies recorded
What does the name Chosen mean?
Chosen is a modern American word name, from the past participle of choose, meaning selected. Wiktionary's only name entry for Chosen is an unrelated Japanese name for Korea (Chōsen). Wiktionary traces choose to Old English cēosan, to choose, seek out or select. US records show Chosen as a given name only from 2003 for boys and 2005 for girls, alongside other recent word names such as Promise and Treasure.
cēosan (Old English, “to choose”)
How sure is this? Probable. The word's meaning is clear; the given name is a recent coinage not covered by our dictionaries.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'choose' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Chosen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,913 | #555 | 101 | 540 |
| 2020 | #3,699 | #1,474 | 40 | 116 |
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How popular is Chosen, counting every spelling?
Chosen is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #258 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #555 for Chosen on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,467 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chosen | 540 | #555 | 1,814 |
| Chozen | 571 | #523 | 1,399 |
| Chozyn | 220 | #1,018 | 462 |
| Chosyn | 76 | #1,995 | 223 |
| Khosen | 27 | #4,001 | 51 |
| Khozen | 16 | #5,734 | 37 |
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 Chosen?
540 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chosen (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chosen 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 16 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chosen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chosen?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Chosen are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 5. That makes Chosen a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Chosen by state
How common Chosen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (4.8×), South Carolina (4.0×), Mississippi (3.4×), Alabama (2.9×), North Carolina (2.5×). In 22 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 Chosen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chosen, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Chosen · Sibling names for Chosen
Questions about the name Chosen
What does Chosen mean?
Chosen means “chosen (English word)” (English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Chosen?
Chosen was the 555th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 540 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 7,606 places. More babies were named Chosen in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Chosen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 19% girls, 81% boys given the name Chosen in the US.
Where is Chosen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chosen was most common in Georgia (1.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Mississippi.