Chaze
Of unknown origin, a unique invented name with no clear meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 202 living Americans carry the first name Chaze. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Chaze today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chaze births was 1988 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chaze. 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
202
~ 1 in 1,696,804 Americans
Peak year
1988
12 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,623
Tracked since 1988
Census
Chaze in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 220 people with the first name Chaze, which placed it at #36,203 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#36,203
National first-name rank
People counted
220
220 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
47.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chaze
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chaze is Black at 47.3%. The next largest groups are White (29.5%) and Two or More Races (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Chaze described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Chaze at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American47.3% · 104
- White29.5% · 65
- Two or more races8.2% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.7% · 6
Popularity
Chaze: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chaze 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 70 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
Chaze 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 Chaze during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chaze
The name Chaze has its origins in the ancient Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the Middle East during the first millennium BC. The name is derived from the Aramaic word "chaza," which means "to see" or "to behold." This suggests that the name Chaze may have been bestowed upon individuals who were considered to have keen eyesight or a unique perspective.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chaze can be found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish texts dating back to the third century BC. In these scrolls, the name Chaze is mentioned as belonging to a scribe or scholar who was renowned for his ability to interpret and transcribe sacred texts with great accuracy.
During the Byzantine era, which spanned from the fourth to the fifteenth century AD, the name Chaze gained popularity among Christian communities in the eastern Mediterranean region. Some historians believe that this was due to the influence of a renowned theologian named Chaze, who lived in the fifth century AD and contributed significantly to the development of early Christian doctrine.
In the ninth century AD, a Persian poet and philosopher named Chaze ibn Ismail al-Baghdadi gained widespread acclaim for his poetic works, which explored themes of love, spirituality, and the human condition. His writings were widely circulated throughout the Islamic world and had a lasting impact on the literary traditions of the region.
Another notable figure who bore the name Chaze was a French nobleman and military leader who lived during the Hundred Years' War between England and France in the fourteenth century. Chaze de Montfort was known for his bravery and strategic prowess on the battlefield, and he played a crucial role in several key battles that shaped the outcome of the conflict.
In the seventeenth century, a Dutch painter named Chaze Dou gained recognition for his intricate still-life paintings, which captured the beauty and complexity of everyday objects with remarkable detail and precision. His works are now considered masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age of painting and are highly prized by art collectors and museums around the world.
While the name Chaze may have faded from widespread use in more recent times, its rich history and cultural significance continue to be celebrated and explored by scholars and researchers who study the origins and meanings of names from various linguistic and cultural traditions.
People
Chaze + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaze 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
Chaze: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaze?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 202 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chaze 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 1,696,804 US residents.
Is Chaze a common name?
We classify Chaze as "Very Rare". It ranks above 74.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 206 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chaze most popular?
The single biggest year for Chaze was 1988, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chaze is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chaze in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 220 people with the name Chaze, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,203 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Chaze in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Chaze?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chaze leans strongly male. 204 people counted with this name were male (93.6%), compared with 14 female bearers (6.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Chaze?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chaze is Black at 47.3%. The next largest groups are White (29.5%) and Two or More Races (8.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Chaze most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Chaze in the 2020 Census, accounting for 47.3% (104 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Chaze in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chaze a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chaze 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.
Is Chaze still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chaze in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Chaze can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people share the name Chaze?
Want to know how many people share the name Chaze? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.