Fun Facts About the Name Chayse
- More than 3 thousand babies named Chayse: U.S. records list 3,167 babies given the name Chayse from 1880 through 2025. Even 881 girls received the name Chayse - about 1 girl for every 3 boys.
What Does the Name Chayse Mean?
Chayse is a spelling variant of the English name Chase, and its established meaning is "hunter." It comes from the English surname Chase, which derives from the Old French chace ("hunt") and the verb chacier ("to hunt"). That verb traces back to Late Latin captiare, a form of Latin capere, meaning "to take" or "seize." The surname described a hunter or a person who worked with hunting, and the given name keeps that literal sense rather than a symbolic one.
Chayse Name History & Origins
Chase began as an English surname. In medieval England it served as a nickname or occupational name for a hunter or someone who worked with hounds, and it is recorded in England through the Middle Ages. The French vocabulary behind it entered English through the Norman French spoken after the Norman Conquest.
Chase later passed into use as a first name in the English-speaking world, used mainly for boys and, in time, for girls as well. The Chayse spelling is a later variant that inserts a y into the vowel of Chase, a respelling pattern common in modern English given names. It keeps the same pronunciation and the same origin as Chase but gives the name a distinct written form.
How Popular is the Name Chayse?
Chayse has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #1,280 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,984 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,291 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,477 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #8,128 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #11,332 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,299 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #7,094 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #9,290 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,869 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #6,714 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #6,782 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #6,773 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #5,688 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,631 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2011 | #3,233 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2010 | #4,631 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #3,810 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2008 | #2,399 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2007 | #3,025 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 2006 | #2,562 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2005 | #2,607 | 65 | 0.0035% |
| 2004 | #2,242 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 2003 | #3,142 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2002 | #8,401 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,225 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #6,550 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,068 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #4,513 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #5,456 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #4,332 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #6,715 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,861 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #3,608 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2023 | #2,442 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2022 | #3,223 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #2,556 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 2020 | #3,081 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #2,429 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2018 | #2,514 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #2,171 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 2016 | #1,725 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 2015 | #1,781 | 85 | 0.0044% |
| 2014 | #1,630 | 95 | 0.0049% |
| 2013 | #1,571 | 99 | 0.0052% |
| 2012 | #1,430 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 2011 | #1,412 | 117 | 0.0062% |
| 2010 | #1,495 | 109 | 0.0057% |
| 2009 | #1,280 | 137 | 0.0069% |
| 2008 | #1,534 | 105 | 0.0051% |
| 2007 | #1,466 | 109 | 0.0053% |
| 2006 | #1,543 | 96 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #1,693 | 79 | 0.0040% |
| 2004 | #1,938 | 63 | 0.0032% |
| 2003 | #2,282 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2002 | #1,724 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2001 | #2,123 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2000 | #2,021 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1999 | #2,067 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1998 | #2,127 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #2,171 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1996 | #1,745 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1995 | #2,631 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1994 | #2,515 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #2,355 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1992 | #3,125 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,922 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #5,046 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #4,871 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #3,943 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #6,054 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,234 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,749 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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