US rank #8458 Boys' name Peak 2009 1,239 births

Chason — #8458 US boys' name

1,239 babies named Chason in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s1851990s2422000s3432010s3432020s78
#8458
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Chason was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

53 babies were named Chason in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chason

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,239 babies named Chason between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chason currently holds the #8458 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chason performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 343 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chason shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Chason in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chason 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 1,239 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.

Chason at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,239

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2009

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,458

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chason popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
53
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0102030405060 20242017201020031996198919821974 8

Chason by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
343 births that decade — 28% of Chason's all-time total
1970s481980s1851990s2422000s3432010s3432020s78

Chason by state

Where Chason concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Chason
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
56 4.5%
#2 Georgia
51 4.1%
#3 Florida
33 2.7%
#4 North Carolina
25 2.0%
#5 Alabama
5 0.4%
Texas share of Chason's total US births 4.5%
Even split

56 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chason?
1,239 babies have been named Chason since 1974. It currently ranks #8458 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 53 births.
When was Chason most popular?
Chason was most popular in the 2000s decade with 343 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Chason most popular?
The top states for the name Chason are Texas (56 births), Georgia (51 births), Florida (33 births).
How long has the name Chason been used?
Chason has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chason?
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, 1974–2024 (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.