Unisex name · since 1982
Chayse
Chayse has 2,288 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,288
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chayse currently ranks #3890 among unisex names in America, with 2,288 babies recorded since 1982.
Chayse has 2,288 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3890 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,890 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,288 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chayse ranks #3,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,890 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,288 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,288
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chayse's 2,288 recorded births place it above 93.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Chayse compares
2,288 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Chayse's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chayse | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chayse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chayse's full recorded timeline at 2005, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 137 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chayse popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Chayse popularity over time - girls
881 total births recorded since 1995 (Chayse as girls' name)
Chayse by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (881 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Chayse's strongest decade.
881 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Chayse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 325
1990s
325 births
- 2000s
2000s
802 births
- 2010s
2010s
881 births
- 2020s 239
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 881 births (39% of all-time use).
How Chayse 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 Chayse's total volume
Chayse by state
Where Chayse concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 89 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 88 | 3.8% |
| #3 | California | | 77 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 76 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 75 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 53 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 48 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 43 | 1.9% |
89 of 2,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Chayse appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chayse's data
- Chayse's decade-level peak was the 2010s (881 total births); usage has since declined to 239 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Chayses (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Chayse: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Chayse 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.