CHASE  

Gender: M
Origin: French
Meaning: "to hunt"

Popularity in 2008: #67

Sleek and ultraprosperous sounding name redolent of the worlds of high finance and international banking that's been well used during the last decade. Has jumped a dozen places in the past year. Variation Chace is also catching on.

Variations:
Chace, Chasen, Chayce, Chaysn, Chayse, Chayace, Chason

Chase is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• narrowing my list...need help
• Drop two add one B-B twins
• Twin Boy Game
• Imagine you were having twin boys- what would u call them?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Chase:

• DYNASTY & DALLAS
• MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NAMES
• TOP NAMES OF 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule
• AIDEN OR AIDAN? WHEN A VARIATION BECOMES THE MAIN THEME