Chaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHAZ
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Chaz is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Chaz mean?
Germanic: short form of Charles
“free man”
Grew from Chas, the old written abbreviation of Charles, which comes from Germanic karl 'free man'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Chaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chaz in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Chaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Chaz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,538th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22 about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Chaz, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,922nd. Its busiest year was 1988, with 526 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer boys named Chaz than any year since 1976.
Half of all the boys named Chaz in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 58 | #2,407 |
| 2021 | 61 | #2,276 |
| 2020 | 76 | #1,922 |
| 2019 | 69 | #2,080 |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,837 |
| 2017 | 106 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 113 | #1,501 |
| 2015 | 120 | #1,427 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,436 |
| 2013 | 111 | #1,475 |
| 2012 | 123 | #1,367 |
| 2011 | 155 | #1,155 |
| 2010 | 168 | #1,119 |
| 2009 | 199 | #991 |
| 2008 | 212 | #949 |
| 2007 | 226 | #889 |
| 2006 | 214 | #906 |
| 2005 | 201 | #896 |
| 2004 | 185 | #916 |
| 2003 | 220 | #790 |
| 2002 | 208 | #813 |
| 2001 | 250 | #706 |
| 2000 | 251 | #700 |
| 1999 | 213 | #749 |
| 1998 | 236 | #706 |
| 1997 | 247 | #663 |
| 1996 | 296 | #599 |
| 1995 | 329 | #563 |
| 1994 | 331 | #562 |
| 1993 | 382 | #521 |
| 1992 | 393 | #511 |
| 1991 | 446 | #469 |
| 1990 | 486 | #448 |
| 1989 | 499 | #416 |
| 1988 | 526 | #379 |
| 1987 | 317 | #502 |
| 1986 | 198 | #636 |
| 1985 | 204 | #611 |
| 1984 | 185 | #627 |
| 1983 | 252 | #525 |
| 1982 | 245 | #551 |
| 1981 | 154 | #694 |
| 1980 | 136 | #751 |
| 1979 | 81 | #984 |
| 1978 | 45 | #1,371 |
| 1977 | 44 | #1,367 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,328 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Chaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam, Luke, Cruz, Joshua, Adam, Cameron, Nathan, Dylan, Cole, Myles, Alexander, Caleb
Names related to Chaz
More Germanic names
Amelia, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
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, “Chaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaz, updated 20 October 2026.