Boys' name · peaked in 2009
Chase name popularity since 1925
184,866 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Chase (2.1% girls, 97.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Chase is about 20 years old in 2026. Chase peaked in 2009 as the #61 name for boys, and it ranked #192 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 184,866
- Named Chase, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #192
- for boys in 2025 (1,904 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.9% boys
- 3,798 girls · 181,068 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Chase made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Chase births per year, 1925–2025
2009 was the biggest year for Chase both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1979 and 1984, Chase became 13× more common, from 1 in 11,100 baby boys to 1 in 863.
- Steepest fall: Between 2015 and 2020, its share of baby boys fell by 38%, from 1 in 356 to 1 in 576.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Chase's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Chase.
Decade by decade
Babies named Chase in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 30 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 43 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 57 | #3,040 |
| 1950s | 0 | 85 | #2,595 |
| 1960s | 0 | 216 | #1,411 |
| 1970s | 58 | 1,148 | #741 |
| 1980s | 246 | 16,556 | #133 |
| 1990s | 1,095 | 40,311 | #95 |
| 2000s | 1,480 | 57,175 | #82 |
| 2010s | 670 | 50,350 | #74 |
| 2020–25 | 249 | 15,097 | #192 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.6% of babies named Chase from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Chase is most popular
The index compares Chase's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Chase.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.14× | 1,402 |
| Delaware | 2.12× | 808 |
| Utah | 1.96× | 3,072 |
| Alaska | 1.74× | 476 |
| Idaho | 1.69× | 1,233 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Chase's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Chase.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Chase (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data