How popular is the name Chase?

Chase ranks 201st among boys' names in US records, with 188,476 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 35,314.

Is Chase a unisex name?

No. Chase is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2009, when 7,905 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Chace. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#201 of boy names

Pronounced CH EY1 S (ARPABET)

Chase is a boys' name, and first appears in 1885. It has been given to 188,476 children — the 201st most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 44% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2009, when 7,905 children were given it.

Chace is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2009Boys: 7,905Girls: 109

These spellings sound identical to Chase and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Chase?: Chase ranks 201st among boys' names in US records, with 188,476 births since 1885. Over the past decade it accounts for 35,314.
Is Chase a unisex name?: No. Chase is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Chase most popular?: 2009, when 7,905 children were given the name. It has been in use for 140 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Chase spelled?: Chace. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.