Chazz
Chazz is an English masculine given name and nickname that is a diminutive form of Charles. Notable people with this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Chazz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chazz is an English masculine given name and nickname that is a diminutive form of Charles. Notable people with this name include the following:
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The Story of Chazz
Chazz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 91 Chazzs were born — ranking #1,226 that year. As of 2026, Chazz ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 1K Chazzs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chazz
Chazz is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Chazz's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,226. Use the chart and map above to compare Chazz'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 .
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