Chaz is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chaz means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chaz across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chaz has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chaz is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “free man”. A pet form of Charles.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,074 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 50 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chaz per year, United States (1974 to 2025). United States peaked in 1988 (538/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (8/yr).
Chaz has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1988, when it ranked #803 nationally (given to 538 babies that year).
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