Boys' name · since 1970
Chace
5,405 babies named Chace in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,782 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,405
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
5,405 babies have been named Chace since 1970, making it today's #2782 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Chace recorded 5,405 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #2782 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,782 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,405 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chace ranks #1,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,782 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,405 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,782 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,405
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chace's 5,405 recorded births place it above 96.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chace compares
5,405 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chace's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chace | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,405 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 512 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chace's full recorded timeline at 1999, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 512 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chace popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 512
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Chace popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 1996 (Chace as girls' name)
Chace by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,113 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Chace's strongest decade.
2,113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Chace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 346
1980s
346 births
- 1990s 836
1990s
836 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,666 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,113 births
- 2020s 377
2020s
377 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,113 births (39% of all-time use).
How Chace compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chace's total volume
Chace by state
Where Chace concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 376 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 321 | 5.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 305 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 251 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 247 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 161 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 154 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 143 | 2.6% |
376 of 5,405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Chace appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chace's data
- Chace's decade-level peak was the 2010s (2,113 total births); usage has since declined to 377 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chaces (376 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chace draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.