Boys' name · since 1975
Chasen
Chasen has 2,056 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,307 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,056
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,056 babies have been named Chasen since 1975, making it today's #4307 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chasen has been recorded 2,056 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #4307 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,307 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,056 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chasen ranks #3,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,307 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,056 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,307 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,056
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chasen's 2,056 recorded births place it above 92.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chasen compares
2,056 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Chasen's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chasen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,056 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chasen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chasen's full recorded timeline at 2001, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 75 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chasen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Chasen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (555 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Chasen's strongest decade.
555 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Chasen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
283 births
- 1990s
1990s
534 births
- 2000s
2000s
445 births
- 2010s
2010s
555 births
- 2020s 207
2020s
207 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 555 births (27% of all-time use).
How Chasen 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 Chasen's total volume
Chasen by state
Where Chasen concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 397 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 76 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 55 | 2.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 35 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.2% |
397 of 2,056 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Chasen's data
- Chasen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (555 total births) through the 2020s (207) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chasens (397 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 Chasen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Chasen 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.