Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Chas

#2,328 most common boys' name of all time · #5,615 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,328
Rank overall
#5,615 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
119 of 146
All-time
3,223
Since 2016
20
Peak year
1915 #570
Best rank
#223 1880
Girls Boys peak 99/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Chas is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,021
2018 — 5 5 #12,177
2016 — 10 10 #7,614
2015 — 7 7 #9,578
2014 — 6 6 #10,730
2013 — 11 11 #7,030
2012 — 10 10 #7,562
2011 — 7 7 #9,616
2010 — 16 16 #5,479
2009 — 13 13 #6,441
2008 — 12 12 #6,767
2007 — 13 13 #6,266
2006 — 14 14 #5,783
2005 — 19 19 #4,468
2004 — 10 10 #6,981
2003 — 22 22 #3,841
2002 — 20 20 #4,046
2001 — 20 20 #3,977
2000 — 37 37 #2,526
1999 — 19 19 #3,835
1998 — 21 21 #3,487
1997 — 20 20 #3,457
1996 — 33 33 #2,381
1995 — 42 42 #1,989
1994 — 40 40 #2,042
1993 — 38 38 #2,091
1992 — 44 44 #1,844
1991 — 57 57 #1,528
1990 5 51 56 #1,616
1989 — 75 75 #1,243
1988 — 69 69 #1,223
1987 — 52 52 #1,401
1986 — 39 39 #1,647
1985 — 37 37 #1,673
1984 — 57 57 #1,214
1983 — 33 33 #1,714
1982 — 28 28 #1,931
1981 — 32 32 #1,767
1980 — 32 32 #1,766
1979 — 30 30 #1,833
1978 — 24 24 #2,014
1977 — 25 25 #1,949
1976 — 17 17 #2,511
1975 — 16 16 #2,542
1974 — 11 11 #3,130
1973 — 10 10 #3,233
1972 — 19 19 #2,084
1971 — 9 9 #3,384
1970 — 9 9 #3,294
1969 — 6 6 #3,954
1967 — 5 5 #3,984
1965 — 5 5 #3,949
1962 — 5 5 #4,059
1959 — 5 5 #4,015
1957 — 6 6 #3,571
1953 — 5 5 #3,827
1944 — 7 7 #2,877
1943 — 10 10 #2,418
1942 — 7 7 #2,957
1940 — 8 8 #2,682
1939 — 5 5 #3,516
1938 — 5 5 #3,557
1937 — 8 8 #2,695
1936 — 10 10 #2,320
1935 — 9 9 #2,545
1934 — 8 8 #2,768
1932 — 13 13 #2,110
1931 — 10 10 #2,489
1930 — 11 11 #2,458
1929 — 10 10 #2,595
1928 — 24 24 #1,527
1927 — 42 42 #1,098
1926 — 43 43 #1,066
1925 — 56 56 #901
1924 — 55 55 #945
1923 — 34 34 #1,238
1922 — 46 46 #1,039
1921 — 47 47 #1,018
1920 — 64 64 #846
1919 5 61 66 #839
1918 — 79 79 #711
1917 — 72 72 #725
1916 — 70 70 #716
1915 — 99 99 #570
1914 — 64 64 #632
1913 — 41 41 #722
1912 — 44 44 #622
1911 — 25 25 #607
1910 — 21 21 #635
1909 — 16 16 #680
1908 — 19 19 #588
1907 — 28 28 #439
1906 — 25 25 #443
1905 — 13 13 #672
1904 — 26 26 #411
1903 — 19 19 #491
1902 — 27 27 #380
1901 — 20 20 #424
1900 — 26 26 #447
1899 — 13 13 #556
1898 — 24 24 #405
1897 — 21 21 #411
1896 — 18 18 #485
1895 — 16 16 #508
1894 — 23 23 #389
1893 — 20 20 #402
1892 — 26 26 #376
1891 — 18 18 #412
1890 — 29 29 #322
1889 — 32 32 #306
1888 — 33 33 #312
1887 — 38 38 #263
1886 — 40 40 #267
1885 — 37 37 #274
1884 — 39 39 #272
1883 — 38 38 #264
1882 — 46 46 #250
1881 — 39 39 #252
1880 — 53 53 #223