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 [ 1 syll. (c)ha-se, ch-ase ] The boy name Chase is pronounced as CHEYS KEY. Chase is primarily used in English and it is of Old French origin. From the element 'chacier' with the meaning to hunt. The first name is derived from the English surname, which was originally given in the Middle Ages to someone working as a hunter. It could also be taken as a derivation from the ordinary English word. Chase is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also perceived to be trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of very light use only. At the modest height of its usage in 2008, 0.322% of baby boys were named Chase. It ranked at #67 then. Within all boy names in its group, Chase was the most widely used in 2008. Chase has mostly been a boy name, though in the past century it has also been used for girls. In 1998, the name Chase was given to 25 times more boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Chase include the English Chae, the Hebrew Chai, the English Chann, the English Chas, the English Chay, the English Chaz, the English Chazz, the Spanish Che, the Spanish Cheche, the English Ches, the English Chick, the name Chik, the English Chu, the English Chuck, the English Cesco, the Siouan Chaska, the Spanish Checho, the Spanish Checo, the Spanish Chicho, and the Portuguese and Spanish Chico. KEY: Pronunciation for Chase: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
