How to say it
CHASE
/tʃeɪs/
Masculine
Chase
Hunter
What it means
English surname from Old French chacier ('to hunt, to chase'); originally a Norman occupational surname for a hunter. Same root as the English word 'chase.' Chase Manhattan Bank gave the name its modern financial-American anchor.
Chase is an English surname from Old French chacier ('to hunt, to pursue'), originally a Norman occupational surname for a huntsman. Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Lincoln's Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice of the United States, gave his name to Chase National Bank (later Chase Manhattan, now JPMorgan Chase) — the financial association is now the strongest US one. Chevy Chase (the actor, born Cornelius Crane Chase) gave the surname comedy anchor. As a first name Chase is modern American: rare before 1980, then climbing fast. It's been in the US top 100 since 2000. Single syllable, no shorter form.
Popularity over time
peaked at #61 in 2009, currently #192 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase) is the financial-American anchor; Chevy Chase the comedian uses it as surname.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Salmon P. Chase US Treasury Secretary under Lincoln, Chief Justice of the US (Chase as surname)
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