Boys' name · since 1974
Chason
Chason has 1,249 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,824 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,249
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chason is the #7824 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,249 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chason has been recorded 1,249 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #7824 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,824 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,249 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chason ranks #4,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,824 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,249 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,824 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,249
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chason's 1,249 recorded births place it above 90.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chason compares
1,249 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Chason's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chason | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,249 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chason splits its recorded history at 2000: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Chason by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (343 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Chason's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Chason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
185 births
- 1990s
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
343 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 343 births (27% of all-time use).
How Chason 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 Chason's total volume
Chason by state
Where Chason concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 56 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 51 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 33 | 2.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.4% |
56 of 1,249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Chason's data
- Chason's decade-level peak was the 2000s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chasons (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Chason: 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 (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Chason 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.