Chas
Chas is an English unisex given name and nickname, often a short form (hypocorism) of Charles. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Chas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chas is an English unisex given name and nickname, often a short form (hypocorism) of Charles. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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The Story of Chas
The earliest SSA record of Chas as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 53 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 99 newborns named Chas — #570 in the national rankings. Chas last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chas
Chas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Chas's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #570. Use the chart and map above to compare Chas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.