Chase
Feminine · “hunter”
Chase is given to boys far more often — 181,160 boys against 3,798 girls since 1880. See Chase as a boy name
Chase names a hunt, and the medieval English chase was a specific thing — private hunting ground held by a subject rather than by the crown.
How old is the name Chase?
Chase first appears in US birth records in 1971 — 54 years ago. The typical Chase alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 3,800 people named Chase are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Chase most popular?
Chase peaked in 1997, reaching #883 nationally. Today it ranks #4067, 3,184 places below that high. See the whole 1997 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Chase
Ours, offered as ours. Catch and chase are the same Latin word entering English twice — once through Norman French, which kept a hard c, and once through Parisian French, which had softened it to ch. English is full of these doubles: warden and guardian, wage and gage, warranty and guarantee. Chase as a women's name is recent and American, and the double-borrowing is the most interesting thing about the word itself.
Meaning
hunter; hunting ground
From Old French chacier, to hunt, from a Latin verb meaning to catch; the same verb gives catch, which English took from the Norman French form while chase came from the central French one. The two are the same word twice.
Pronouncing Chase
CHAYSS
One syllable. There is no variation in English.
Nicknames for Chase
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1971
- Most girls named
- 2004235 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #883reached in 1997
- Change vs 2024
- −27.1%35 in 2025, from 48
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Chase in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Chayse in English — spelling variant
- Chasse in French — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, New York.
Chases among us
people named Chase are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 45,922 born in 2025 was named Chase
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Cherise test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Chase's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Cherise climbed just as high around 1971, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Cherise's path sketches the road Chase is walking now.
Chase sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Chase is headed
Chase should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Chase beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Chase in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- An ordinary English word, so nobody has to be taught to say or spell it.
- Five letters and one syllable, quick to write.
- The catch-and-chase doubling is a genuinely good piece of word history.
- It is far more common for boys and she will correct assumptions.
- A large American bank carries the surname, which is a strong association.
- A one-syllable name gives little room for a nickname.
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Feminine · #4067 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Chases are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,800 people named Chase are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Chase in 2025?
- Chase ranks #4067 among US girl names in 2025, with 35 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Chase?
- About 1 in every 45,922 US girls born in 2025 was named Chase — 35 in all.
- Will my child share the name Chase with classmates?
- Chase will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Chase
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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