boys' name ★ peaked 2009

Chase

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #192 Trend ↓ Falling 30%

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

Rank 2025
#192
among boys · ↓19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,939
named Chase · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 897
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2009
7,494 babies
All-time total
184,958
#203 all-time among boys
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Chase popularity over time

184,958 babies have been named Chase since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – #962
1890s – 5 5 1 0% #1,031
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 46 46 5 – #1,913
1920s – 66 66 7 +43% #2,657
1930s – 43 43 4 -35% #2,184
1940s – 57 57 6 +33% #2,244
1950s – 85 85 9 +49% #2,435
1960s – 216 216 22 +154% #1,343
1970s 58 1,148 1,206 121 +458% #685
1980s 246 16,556 16,802 1,680 +1293% #113
1990s 1,095 40,311 41,406 4,141 +146% #67
2000s 1,480 57,175 58,655 5,866 +42% #61
2010s 670 50,350 51,020 5,102 -13% #66
2020s (to 2025) 249 15,097 15,346 2,558 -50% #123

Where Chase is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,788 1.05 #198
2027 1,695 0.99 #207
2028 1,620 0.95 #223
2029 1,558 0.91 #228
2030 1,508 0.88 #234

Where Chase is most popular

Boys named Chase per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.40 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Chase born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 83 5.47 +291%
Connecticut 265 3.91 +179%
New Hampshire 79 3.56 +154%
District of Columbia 48 3.25 +132%
Maine 63 3.25 +132%
Pennsylvania 836 3.15 +125%
New Jersey 618 3.07 +119%
Maryland 360 3.02 +115%
Massachusetts 336 2.44 +74%
North Dakota 39 2.28 +63%
New York 967 2.23 +59%
Wisconsin 261 2.20 +57%
Michigan 440 2.15 +53%
Ohio 564 2.13 +52%
Mississippi 120 2.11 +51%
Rhode Island 34 2.09 +49%
Vermont 13 2.07 +48%
West Virginia 67 2.05 +46%
South Carolina 203 1.96 +40%
Virginia 367 1.93 +38%
Georgia 489 1.93 +38%
North Carolina 476 1.86 +33%
Illinois 456 1.78 +27%
Missouri 246 1.77 +27%
South Dakota 31 1.67 +19%
Louisiana 168 1.64 +17%
Florida 762 1.61 +15%
Minnesota 195 1.59 +13%
Arkansas 98 1.55 +11%
Hawaii 23 1.48 +6%
Iowa 102 1.48 +6%
Alabama 158 1.45 ≈ national
Nevada 78 1.37 ≈ national
Indiana 208 1.30 -7%
Tennessee 229 1.27 -9%
Kansas 86 1.25 -10%
Kentucky 122 1.22 -13%
Oregon 88 1.16 -17%
Colorado 149 1.15 -18%
Nebraska 49 1.13 -20%
Arizona 168 1.03 -27%
Alaska 12 1.01 -28%
California 912 0.998 -29%
Utah 95 0.995 -29%
Idaho 38 0.929 -34%
Washington 151 0.923 -34%
Montana 16 0.907 -35%
Oklahoma 61 0.690 -51%
Texas 595 0.675 -52%
New Mexico 19 0.577 -59%
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Chase

Chase is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #192 in 2025 with 1,904 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 184,958 American babies have been named Chase. Its peak came in 2009, when 7,494 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chase stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chase?

The median living Chase is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 28. An estimated 182 thousand people named Chase are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chase year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 35 #4,087 1,904 #192
2024 48 #3,294 2,157 #173
2023 37 #3,998 2,389 #154
2022 48 #3,325 2,710 #137
2021 43 #3,560 2,939 #125
2020 38 #3,791 2,998 #123
2019 49 #3,242 3,173 #121
2018 55 #2,970 3,460 #113
2017 51 #3,159 4,186 #94
2016 67 #2,621 4,868 #86
2015 63 #2,784 5,387 #74
2014 73 #2,476 5,363 #78
2013 76 #2,387 5,556 #78
2012 86 #2,193 5,706 #77
2011 69 #2,593 6,203 #69
2010 81 #2,345 6,448 #66
2009 100 #2,045 7,394 #61
2008 128 #1,734 7,003 #67
2007 148 #1,545 6,159 #79
2006 174 #1,335 5,746 #83
2005 156 #1,380 5,199 #82
2004 235 #1,003 5,161 #82
2003 156 #1,320 5,014 #87
2002 120 #1,558 4,858 #82
2001 144 #1,336 5,199 #79
2000 119 #1,528 5,442 #77
1995 102 #1,522 3,918 #95
1990 38 #2,970 3,158 #110
1985 35 #2,714 2,127 #133
1980 11 #5,976 176 #656
1975 11 #5,204 126 #741
1970 – – 51 #1,159
1965 – – 30 #1,411
1960 – – 13 #2,334
1955 – – 10 #2,595
1950 – – 9 #2,607
1945 – – 6 #3,040
1940 – – 9 #2,509
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,088
1925 – – 8 #3,192
1920 – – 5 #4,404
1915 – – 10 #2,482
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 5 #1,031
1885 – – 5 #962
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Chase

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Chase Budinger Chase Budinger American volleyball and basketball player (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Chase Kalisz Chase Kalisz American swimmer (born 1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chase, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chase?

The median living Chase is about 19 years old. Half of all living Chases are between 12 and 28 years old.

How many people named Chase are alive today?

An estimated 182 thousand people named Chase are alive in the United States, based on 184,958 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Chase mean?

A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.

How popular is the name Chase in 2025?

Chase ranked #192 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,904 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chase?

184,958 babies have been named Chase in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chase most popular?

Chase peaked in 2009, when 7,494 newborns received the name.

Is Chase a boy or girl name?

Chase is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chase rising or falling?

Chase is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chase become more popular?

Chase is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,508 boys named Chase in 2030, which would rank around #234. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Chase?

Well-known people named Chase include Chase Budinger (volleyball player), Chase Kalisz (swimmer).

Names like Chase

Names that sound and feel close to Chase: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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