Chas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHAZ
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Chas is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Chas mean?
Germanic: short form of Charles, from the written abbreviation Chas.
“free man”
Familiar short form of Charles, which began as the written abbreviation Chas.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Chas a girl's or a boy's name?
Chas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chas in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 boys.
Chas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Chas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Chas, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1915, with 99 boys.
2025 had more boys named Chas than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Chas in the US since 1880 were born between 1908 and 1987. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Chas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 42 | #1,983 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,086 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,839 |
| 1991 | 57 | #1,522 |
| 1990 | 51 | #1,610 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,238 |
| 1988 | 69 | #1,220 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,398 |
| 1986 | 39 | #1,644 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 57 | #1,213 |
| 1983 | 33 | #1,710 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,538 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,280 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,404 |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,301 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,529 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,101 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,522 |
| 1927 | 42 | #1,098 |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,064 |
| 1925 | 56 | #900 |
| 1924 | 55 | #944 |
| 1923 | 34 | #1,235 |
| 1922 | 46 | #1,039 |
| 1921 | 47 | #1,018 |
| 1920 | 64 | #846 |
| 1919 | 61 | #839 |
| 1918 | 79 | #710 |
| 1917 | 72 | #723 |
| 1916 | 70 | #715 |
| 1915 | 99 | #570 |
| 1914 | 64 | #632 |
| 1913 | 41 | #720 |
| 1912 | 44 | #622 |
| 1911 | 25 | #605 |
| 1910 | 21 | #634 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 19 | #585 |
| 1907 | 28 | #439 |
| 1906 | 25 | #443 |
| 1905 | 13 | #666 |
| 1904 | 26 | #409 |
| 1903 | 19 | #487 |
| 1902 | 27 | #380 |
| 1901 | 20 | #422 |
| 1900 | 26 | #446 |
| 1899 | 13 | #548 |
| 1898 | 24 | #403 |
| 1897 | 21 | #411 |
| 1896 | 18 | #481 |
| 1895 | 16 | #501 |
| 1894 | 23 | #387 |
| 1893 | 20 | #401 |
| 1892 | 26 | #375 |
| 1891 | 18 | #411 |
| 1890 | 29 | #322 |
| 1889 | 32 | #305 |
| 1888 | 33 | #312 |
| 1887 | 38 | #261 |
| 1886 | 40 | #267 |
| 1885 | 37 | #274 |
| 1884 | 39 | #271 |
| 1883 | 38 | #263 |
| 1882 | 46 | #248 |
| 1881 | 39 | #252 |
| 1880 | 53 | #220 |
Nicknames for Chas
Names like Chas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charles Lewis Charlie Harry James William Thomas George Otis John Sam Frank
Names related to Chas
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte Archie Emma Freddie Ella Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles Lottie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chas, updated 20 October 2026.