Charles vs Chase

Side-by-side comparison of Charles and Chase - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Name B

Chase

Boy name · Rank #173

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Metric Charles Chase
Current Rank #51 #173
Total Births (all years) 2,434,659 181,160
Peak Year 1947 2009
Peak Year Births 40,781 7,394
Peak Decade 1940s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Charles Chase
1880s 46,656 5
1890s 36,848 5
1900s 36,184 -
1910s 173,535 46
1920s 298,031 66
1930s 303,218 43
1940s 361,772 57
1950s 361,177 85
1960s 249,398 216
1970s 163,021 1,148
1980s 131,902 16,556
1990s 92,434 40,311
2000s 75,334 57,175
2010s 70,024 50,350
2020s 35,125 15,097

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charles Chase
2014 7,362 5,363
2015 7,204 5,387
2016 7,127 4,868
2017 7,193 4,186
2018 6,667 3,460
2019 6,406 3,173
2020 6,249 2,998
2021 6,010 2,939
2022 5,934 2,710
2023 5,421 2,389
2024 5,613 2,157
2025 5,898 1,904

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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