Fun Facts About the Name Chosen
- More than 2 thousand babies named Chosen: U.S. records list 2,789 babies given the name Chosen from 1880 through 2025. Even 546 girls received the name Chosen - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Chosen Mean?
Chosen is an English word name meaning "selected" or "picked out." It is the past participle of the verb choose, which comes from Old English cēosan, "to choose," a verb with relatives in the other Germanic languages. The Old English past participle was coren, often written gecoren; the form chosen took shape in Middle English and became the standard participle. Alongside its everyday sense, the word has a long religious use meaning "elect" - persons set apart or chosen by God. English Bible translation uses it for the Hebrew bachar and the Greek eklektos, as in the "chosen people" of Deuteronomy and the "chosen generation" of 1 Peter. The given name rests on this ordinary and devotional sense of the word rather than on a separate root.
Chosen Name History & Origins
The word descends from Old English cēosan, a strong verb meaning "to choose," whose past participle was coren or gecoren. In Middle English the participle was reshaped into chosen, the form that has been standard since. The word served as both adjective and noun for someone or something set apart - "the chosen" - and it appears throughout the 1611 King James Bible in phrases such as "a chosen vessel" (Acts 9:15) and "a chosen generation" (1 Peter 2:9).
As a personal name, Chosen is uncommon. It is used in English-speaking countries, generally with the biblical idea of being set apart in mind, and it also occurs as a surname. Because the name is simply the English vocabulary word, its use as a given name cannot be traced to an older personal name; the modern name is the word itself, and the American actor Chosen Jacobs is a recent bearer. A separate and unrelated term is Chōsen, the Japanese name for Korea during the period of Japanese rule, which derives from Korean Joseon. Despite the same spelling in English transliteration, it has no connection to the English given name.
How Popular is the Name Chosen?
Chosen recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #555 in 2025.
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 | #1,913 | 101 | 0.0063% |
| 2024 | #1,966 | 100 | 0.0062% |
| 2023 | #2,079 | 93 | 0.0058% |
| 2022 | #2,451 | 74 | 0.0045% |
| 2021 | #3,500 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #3,696 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 2019 | #6,028 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #6,862 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #5,701 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #14,718 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,088 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #17,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #12,685 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #13,311 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #555 | 540 | 0.0316% |
| 2024 | #619 | 459 | 0.0268% |
| 2023 | #671 | 405 | 0.0237% |
| 2022 | #894 | 262 | 0.0150% |
| 2021 | #1,308 | 143 | 0.0082% |
| 2020 | #1,474 | 116 | 0.0067% |
| 2019 | #1,825 | 83 | 0.0046% |
| 2018 | #1,940 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 2017 | #2,194 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 2016 | #3,539 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #8,159 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #7,651 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #9,838 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #6,692 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #11,246 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #7,286 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #10,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,786 | 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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How the Name Chosen Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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