Boy · Middle English, from Old French
Chase
Say it: CHAYSS
Meaning
From an English surname for a huntsman, from Middle English chace 'hunt'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An occupational surname that became a popular American boys' name from the 1980s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 172,489 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 2009, about 1 in 268 boys
- 2,998 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Salmon P. Chase, US Chief Justice (surname)
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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