How Many People Are Named Chase?
people named Chase are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,887 people in the US has this name
Based on 184,958 babies named Chase in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,494 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "chase, hunt" in Middle English, originally a nickname for a huntsman.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Chase, 2.1% were girls and 97.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chase alive today is about 20 years old, and 80% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 28 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chase first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 2009, to 7,494 babies. In 2025, 1,939 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chase never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #61, in 2009, and it was in the top 100 for 23 years, 1995 to 2017. In 2025 it ranked #192.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #192 |
| Best rank | #61 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | 23 (1995 to 2017) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #75 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chase alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chase were born in California than in any other state: about 14,330 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chase was given 2 times as often in Delaware, 1.9 times in Montana and 1.8 times in North Dakota.
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