Chaise
An English loanword from the French meaning "chair".
Name Census estimates that about 1,423 living Americans carry the first name Chaise. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 74.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Chaise today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chaise births was 2006 (61 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chaise. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 240,867 Americans
Peak year
2006
61 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,409
Tracked since 1982
Gender
Gender distribution for Chaise
Chaise is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,448 total registrations, 1,083 (74.8%) were male and 365 (25.2%) were female.
Chaise as a male name
- Ranked #8,409 in 2024
- 9 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (46 births)
Chaise as a female name
- Ranked #13,945 in 2022
- 6 female births in 2022
- Peak: 1996 (27 births)
Popularity
Chaise: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chaise from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 503 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chaise by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chaise during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chaises live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, Michigan, California recorded the most babies named Chaise, while Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chaise
The name Chaise is a French word that refers to a long chair or couch. It originated from the Old French word "chaiere," which in turn derives from the Latin "cathedra," meaning a chair or seat. While it is primarily used as a noun, there are instances where it has been adopted as a given name, particularly in French-speaking regions.
In the 18th century, during the reign of King Louis XV of France, the "chaise longue" (long chair) became a popular piece of furniture among the aristocracy. It was considered a symbol of luxury and leisure, and some aristocratic families may have adopted the name Chaise as a way to commemorate this association with opulence and refinement.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Chaise was François de la Chaise (1624-1709), a French Jesuit priest who served as the confessor to King Louis XIV. His influence and proximity to the king earned him a significant reputation during his lifetime.
Another notable figure was Jacques Chaise (1677-1768), a French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) and the Church of Saint-Roch.
In the realm of literature, Chaise was the name of a character in the novel "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo. Though a minor character, Chaise was a member of the Friends of the ABC, a group of young revolutionaries who played a role in the June Rebellion of 1832.
During the 19th century, there was a French artist named Chaise Deburaux (1829-1903), known for his landscape paintings and depictions of rural life in France.
In more recent times, Chaise Watkins (1907-1994) was an American actress and singer who appeared in several Broadway productions and Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.
While not a common given name, Chaise has been used throughout history, predominantly in French-speaking regions, and is associated with various notable individuals in fields such as religion, architecture, literature, and the arts.
People
Chaise + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chaise: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaise?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,423 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chaise going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 240,867 US residents.
Is Chaise a common name?
We classify Chaise as "Rare". It ranks above 92.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,448 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chaise most popular?
The single biggest year for Chaise was 2006, when 61 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chaise is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Chaise a male name?
Yes, 74.8% of people registered as Chaise in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.