Chaz

Last seen for girls in 2021 at #15,251 · #4,539 for boys in 2025, 22 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1988 · 526 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,909
since 1974

Chaz over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Chaz has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #379, 1988boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,53922
2024—#2,78946
2023—#3,11739
2022—#2,40858
2021#15,2515#2,27761
2020—#1,92276
2019—#2,08169
2018—#1,83882
2017—#1,541106
2016—#1,501113
2015—#1,427120
2014—#1,436115
2013—#1,475111
2012—#1,367123
2011—#1,155155
2010—#1,119168
2009—#991199
2008#17,5045#949212
2007—#889226
2006—#906214
2005—#896201
2004—#917185
2003—#791220
2002—#814208
2001—#707250
2000#13,1546#701251
1999—#751213
1998—#706236
1997—#663247
1996—#599296
1995—#564329
1994#8,12210#563331
1993#10,5887#521382
1992#8,7349#511393
1991#6,97612#469446
1990#7,88010#449486
1989#5,54515#416499
1988#6,27712#379526
1987#6,78810#502317
1986#4,72416#636198
1985#9,3076#611204
1984#9,1446#627185
1983#8,0477#525252
1982#7,4698#551245
1981—#694154
1980#7,4188#751136
1979—#98481
1978#6,9488#1,37145
1977#9,6525#1,36744
1976—#2,32919
1975—#3,42810
1974—#5,2275
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First appearance
1974

The first year at least five boys were named Chaz! It came in at #5,227, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1974, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Chaz is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedNHWashington: #611 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,745 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedMNIllinois: #875 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,062 boysILWisconsin: #464 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,037 boysWIMichigan: #380 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 3,285 boysMINew York: #708 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 8,389 boysNYMassachusetts: #512 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,725 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedRIOregon: #301 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,126 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedIAIndiana: #487 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,378 boysINOhio: #282 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 2,534 boysOHPennsylvania: #648 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,171 boysPANew Jersey: #641 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,222 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #656 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 8,339 boysCAUtah: #423 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,482 boysUTColorado: #411 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,473 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedNEMissouri: #463 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,960 boysMOKentucky: #413 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,691 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedWVVirginia: #629 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,831 boysVAMaryland: #499 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,011 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedDEArizona: #536 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,321 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedNMKansas: #391 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,098 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedARTennessee: #445 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,325 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #442 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,444 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #315 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,756 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Chaz, so not publishedMSAlabama: #537 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,033 boysALGeorgia: #445 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,433 boysGAHawaii: #134 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 580 boysHITexas: #694 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 7,658 boysTXFlorida: #563 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,341 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#134 · 1 in 580
  2. Ohio#282 · 1 in 2,534
  3. Oregon#301 · 1 in 2,126
  4. Louisiana#315 · 1 in 1,756
  5. Michigan#380 · 1 in 3,285

Best ever in a state: #120 in Hawaii, 2001.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#134111 in 580
Ohio#282291 in 2,534
Oregon#30191 in 2,126
Louisiana#315161 in 1,756
Michigan#380191 in 3,285
Kansas#39151 in 3,098
Colorado#41171 in 3,473
Kentucky#41351 in 4,691
Utah#42351 in 3,482
South Carolina#44261 in 3,444
Georgia#445141 in 3,433
Tennessee#44581 in 4,325
Missouri#46371 in 4,960
Wisconsin#46461 in 5,037
Indiana#48771 in 5,378
Maryland#49961 in 5,011
Massachusetts#51251 in 7,725
Arizona#53661 in 5,321
Alabama#53751 in 5,033
Florida#563161 in 5,341
Washington#61151 in 6,745
Virginia#62961 in 6,831
New Jersey#64171 in 7,222
Pennsylvania#64881 in 9,171
California#656321 in 8,339
Texas#694201 in 7,658
New York#708151 in 8,389
Illinois#87571 in 12,062
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chaz
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,750 spots since 2024 (#2,789 → #4,539)
  • 2,617 spots since 2020 (#1,922 → #4,539)
  • 3,112 spots since 2015 (#1,427 → #4,539)
  • Biggest jump: 387 spots in 1979 (#1,371 → #984)
  • Biggest drop: 128 spots in 2010 (#991 → #1,119)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1974
  • Peaked 1988 at #379 (526 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1979–2009
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,639
  • Highest: 1 in 3,639 boys born in 1988 were named Chaz (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 77,640 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 33.9% of all boys named Chaz (3,359) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s204#984 (1979)#2,451
1980s2,716#379 (1988)#569
1990s3,359#449 (1990)#580
2000s2,166#701 (2000)#856
2010s1,162#1,119 (2010)#1,494
2020s302#1,922 (2020)#2,842

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chaz in 1994

girls
#8,122
10 births · 1 in 178,575 girls
boys
#563
331 births · 1 in 5,837 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #8,122Chaz10

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #563Chaz331
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 178,575 of them was named Chaz, which outranked 48.5% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chaz
  1. #7,604Zahava11
  2. #7,604Zalika11
  3. #7,604Zion11
  4. #8,122Chaz10
  5. #8,122Aalyah10
  6. #8,122Aamina10
  7. #8,122Abbe10
  8. #8,804Aalliyah9
  9. #8,804Aarin9
  10. #8,804Aasha9

Tied with 681 names at #8,122; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 5,837 of them was named Chaz, which outranked 94.5% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chaz
  1. #560Alvaro337
  2. #561Uriel335
  3. #562Juwan332
  4. #563Chaz331
  5. #564Amir330
  6. #564Korey330
  7. #566Norman328
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →