Chosen*
#2,553 most common boys' name of all time · #6,160 across all names · 80% male / 20% female · used 2003–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,553
Rank overall
#6,160 of 105,966
First appeared
2003
Years on the list
19 of 146
All-time
2,794
Since 2016
2,698
Peak year
2025 #555
Best rank
#555 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 641/yr
Chosen first appears in 2003. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 540 | 641 | #555 |
| 2024 | 100 | 462 | 562 | #619 |
| 2023 | 93 | 407 | 500 | #670 |
| 2022 | 74 | 262 | 336 | #896 |
| 2021 | 44 | 143 | 187 | #1,315 |
| 2020 | 40 | 116 | 156 | #1,477 |
| 2019 | 20 | 83 | 103 | #1,839 |
| 2018 | 17 | 76 | 93 | #1,957 |
| 2017 | 22 | 61 | 83 | #2,215 |
| 2016 | 6 | 31 | 37 | #3,581 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | 18 | #8,576 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #10,422 |
| 2012 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,977 |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 | 14 | #12,055 |
| 2008 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,641 |
| 2006 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,769 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | — |
| 2003 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,754 |