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Chase

Chase means "One who hunts" and comes from Old French, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

Old FrenchOne who hunts
Old FrenchPursuer
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
46
1920s
66
1930s
43
1940s
58
1950s
87
1960s
219
1970s
1,219
1980s
16,801
1990s
41,394
2000s
58,627
2010s
44,126
Peaked in the 2000s · 162,686 total U.S. births since 1900