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Chase

/ˈtʃeɪs/ · 98% boys · #192 in the US for boys, 2025

Chase has been given to about 184,958 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtʃeɪs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 176,583
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chase per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 7,494
  • Born in 20251,939
  • All time184,958
  • England & Wales, 2025#520 · 78

How popular is Chase?

Chase ranks 192nd among American boys in 2025, with 1,939 born that year. Its best year was 2009, when 7,494 babies were given the name, ranking 61st. The typical living American called Chase is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.26% of births.

Names that sound like Chase

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Chace0.79
  2. Case0.74
  3. Jase0.70
  4. Chance0.69
  5. Kase0.70
  6. Chaz0.64
  7. Charles0.58
  8. Charlie0.57

Middle names for Chase

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chase Thomas0.80
  2. Chase James0.80
  3. Chase Miles0.79
  4. Chase Wilder0.78
  5. Chase Cole0.65
  6. Chase Paul0.61

Sibling names for Chase

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Savannahsister · 0.99
  2. Blakebrother · 0.98
  3. Xavierbrother · 0.98
  4. Dominicbrother · 0.97
  5. Haileysister · 0.97
  6. Kayleesister · 0.97

Where Chase is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Maine0.26%
  2. Delaware0.23%
  3. New Hampshire0.18%
  4. North Dakota0.17%
  5. Connecticut0.15%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Chase Wilson0.75
  2. Chase Williams0.75
  3. Chase Walker0.75
  4. Chase Turner0.75
  5. Chase Torres0.75
  6. Chase Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Chase

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Chase across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.