How Many People Are Named Chace?
An estimated 5,419 people in the United States have the first name Chace. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 19 years old, and Chace peaked in popularity in 2009 with 521 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chace as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chace paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Chace is overwhelmingly male, 140 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,419
About 1 in 63,250 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2009
521 births
Total Registered
5,498
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chace
Chace is predominantly male (97.5%), though 140 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chace as a male name
Ranked #2,632 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (512 births)
Chace as a female name
Ranked #14,153 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1997 (15 births)
Chace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chace span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,156 babies were registered. Chace has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chace by Decade
How has Chace tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chace by State
Birth registrations for Chace span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Mississippi, Idaho, Arkansas. On average, about 81 Chaces were registered per state.
Chace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chace
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chace?
We estimate approximately 5,419 people named Chace are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 63,250 Americans share this first name.
Is Chace a common name?
Chace is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,498 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chace most popular?
Chace reached peak popularity in 2009, when 521 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chace is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chace a male name?
Chace is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chace Smith, Chace Johnson, Chace Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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