Tools / Baby names / C

Chace

Boy

Meaning of Chace: French: 'huntsman'

Chace is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2700th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2700

46 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,545

First recorded 1970 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 42 babies1984: 58 babies1985: 42 babies1986: 36 babies1987: 44 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 51 babies1990: 60 babies19901991: 74 babies1992: 86 babies1993: 68 babies1994: 78 babies1995: 80 babies1996: 114 babies1997: 116 babies1998: 119 babies1999: 84 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 93 babies2002: 94 babies2003: 85 babies2004: 94 babies2005: 100 babies2006: 126 babies2007: 132 babies2008: 375 babies2009: 521 babies2010: 377 babies20102011: 277 babies2012: 270 babies2013: 250 babies2014: 213 babies2015: 226 babies2016: 176 babies2017: 147 babies2018: 123 babies2019: 97 babies2020: 88 babies20202021: 68 babies2022: 74 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 46 babies
US babies named Chace per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 521.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More French boys' names

Other names starting with C