# Chaz (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/chaz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /t͡ʃæz/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,074 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 9,909 / 165 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 50, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Chas.; Originally an abbreviation of Charles.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7 | 8,182 |
| 1984 | 6 | 9,336 |
| 1985 | 6 | 9,502 |
| 1986 | 16 | 4,765 |
| 1987 | 10 | 6,883 |
| 1988 | 12 | 6,345 |
| 1989 | 15 | 5,596 |
| 1990 | 10 | 7,993 |
| 1991 | 12 | 7,046 |
| 1992 | 9 | 8,868 |
| 1993 | 7 | 10,820 |
| 1994 | 10 | 8,247 |
| 2000 | 6 | 13,509 |
| 2008 | 5 | 18,111 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,745 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 155 | 1,155 |
| 2012 | 123 | 1,370 |
| 2013 | 111 | 1,476 |
| 2014 | 115 | 1,436 |
| 2015 | 120 | 1,429 |
| 2016 | 113 | 1,503 |
| 2017 | 106 | 1,544 |
| 2018 | 82 | 1,839 |
| 2019 | 69 | 2,091 |
| 2020 | 76 | 1,924 |
| 2021 | 61 | 2,281 |
| 2022 | 58 | 2,415 |
| 2023 | 39 | 3,128 |
| 2024 | 46 | 2,800 |
| 2025 | 22 | 4,568 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | 2,357 |
| 1997 | 4 | 2,337 |
| 1998 | 4 | 2,419 |
| 2000 | 4 | 2,501 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1,949 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2003 | 8 | 1,771 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3,009 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4,432 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3,865 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |

## People named Chaz

- Chaz Bono, American transgender activist and entertainer
- Chaz Davies, British motorcycle racer
- Chaz Jankel, English rock musician (born 1952)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.