Chase comes from the Old French chacier, "to hunt," a surname given to medieval huntsmen and eventually to American boys with lacrosse sticks in their hands. It climbed steadily through the 1980s and 1990s, became a soap-opera fixture, and has held a comfortable place in the U.S. top 200 ever since, currently sitting around 173. One crisp syllable, a soft opening consonant, a long a cut short by a clean sibilant. Chase sounds athletic without being aggressive, preppy without being stiff, and it ages well across decades. A dependable name with a touch of motion built into it.
Popularity
1880 to today
US SSA data. Lower rank number means more popular. A flat line at the top of the chart means the name did not rank in the top 1000.
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Sibling name ideas
- Rhett
- Max
- Jayce
- Ace
- Cole
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- Rhett
- Max
- Jayce
- Ace
- Cole
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