US rank #3807 Boys' name Peak 2011 2,031 births

Chasen — #3807 US boys' name

2,031 babies named Chasen in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s2831990s5342000s4452010s5552020s182
#3807
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Chasen was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

75 babies were named Chasen in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chasen

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,031 babies named Chasen between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chasen currently holds the #3807 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chasen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 555 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chasen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 397 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Chasen in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chasen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,031 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chasen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,031

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2011

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,807

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chasen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
75
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919821975 6

Chasen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
555 births that decade — 27% of Chasen's all-time total
1970s321980s2831990s5342000s4452010s5552020s182

Chasen by state

Where Chasen concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Chasen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
397 19.5%
#2 Texas
76 3.7%
#3 Georgia
50 2.5%
#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%
California share of Chasen's total US births 19.5%
Even split

397 of 2,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chasen?
2,031 babies have been named Chasen since 1975. It currently ranks #3807 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 75 births.
When was Chasen most popular?
Chasen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 555 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Chasen most popular?
The top states for the name Chasen are California (397 births), Texas (76 births), Georgia (50 births).
How long has the name Chasen been used?
Chasen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chasen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.