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Chase

Boy

Meaning of Chase: French: 'to hunt'

Chase is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 195th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 490th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#195

1,939 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#490

80 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

184,958

First recorded 1885 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 207 babies1982: 957 babies1983: 1,843 babies1984: 2,121 babies1985: 2,162 babies1986: 1,982 babies1987: 2,090 babies1988: 2,350 babies1989: 2,903 babies1990: 3,196 babies19901991: 3,265 babies1992: 3,045 babies1993: 3,062 babies1994: 3,271 babies1995: 4,020 babies1996: 5,215 babies1997: 5,194 babies1998: 5,777 babies1999: 5,361 babies2000: 5,561 babies20002001: 5,343 babies2002: 4,978 babies2003: 5,170 babies2004: 5,396 babies2005: 5,355 babies2006: 5,920 babies2007: 6,307 babies2008: 7,131 babies2009: 7,494 babies2010: 6,529 babies20102011: 6,272 babies2012: 5,792 babies2013: 5,632 babies2014: 5,436 babies2015: 5,450 babies2016: 4,935 babies2017: 4,237 babies2018: 3,515 babies2019: 3,222 babies2020: 3,036 babies20202021: 2,982 babies2022: 2,758 babies2023: 2,426 babies2024: 2,205 babies2025: 1,939 babies
US babies named Chase per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 7,494.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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