Chasen
The meaning of a masculine name derived from French, referring to a hunter.
Name Census estimates that about 1,993 living Americans carry the first name Chasen. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Chasen today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chasen births was 2011 (75 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chasen. 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
2.0K
~ 1 in 171,979 Americans
Peak year
2011
75 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,798
Tracked since 1975
Census
Chasen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,601 people with the first name Chasen, which placed it at #8,896 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
#8,896
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,601 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chasen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chasen is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.4%) and Hispanic (8.0%). 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 Chasen 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 Chasen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.8% · 1,054
- Black or African American11.4% · 182
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 128
- Two or more races7.0% · 112
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.7% · 91
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 34
Popularity
Chasen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chasen from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 555 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Chasen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chasen 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 Chasen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chasens live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. California, Texas, Georgia recorded the most babies named Chasen, while Hawaii, Alabama, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 74 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chasen
The given name Chasen is believed to have originated from the Old English language, dating back to the 5th century CE. It is derived from the word "chæs," which means "cheese," and the suffix "-en," indicating a diminutive form. This suggests that Chasen may have initially referred to someone involved in the production or trade of cheese.
In the early Middle Ages, the name Chasen appeared in various historical records, such as the Domesday Book, a manuscript commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This document recorded landowners and tenants across England, providing evidence of the name's usage during the Norman period.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Chasen was Chasen of Wessex, a renowned cheesemaker who lived in the 9th century CE. His exceptional skills in crafting cheese earned him recognition among the nobility of the time.
In the 12th century, Chasen de Montfort, a French knight and crusader, gained prominence during the Third Crusade. He was known for his bravery and loyalty to King Richard I of England, and his name was immortalized in the chronicles of the crusades.
During the Renaissance period, Chasen Michelangelo, an Italian sculptor and painter, achieved fame as a protégé of the renowned artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. His works, which included intricate cheese-inspired sculptures, were highly sought after by the wealthy patrons of the time.
In the 18th century, Chasen Rembrandt, a Dutch artist, became renowned for his exquisite still-life paintings, which often featured cheese as a prominent subject. His mastery of light and shadow captured the essence of cheese in a way that was both realistic and evocative.
Another notable figure was Chasen Austen, an English author who lived in the early 19th century. While not as famous as her contemporary Jane Austen, Chasen Austen's novels explored the social dynamics of the cheese-making community in rural England, providing a unique perspective on the era.
People
Chasen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chasen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chasen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chasen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,993 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chasen 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 171,979 US residents.
Is Chasen a common name?
We classify Chasen as "Rare". It ranks above 93.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,031 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chasen most popular?
The single biggest year for Chasen was 2011, when 75 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chasen is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chasen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,601 people with the name Chasen, or 0.53 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,896 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 Chasen 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 Chasen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chasen leans strongly male. 1,563 people counted with this name were male (97.7%), compared with 37 female bearers (2.3%). 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 Chasen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chasen is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.4%) and Hispanic (8.0%). 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 Chasen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chasen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.8% (1,054 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 Chasen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chasen a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chasen 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 Chasen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chasen 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 Chasen 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 have the name Chasen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.