Chosen
16% girls · 84% boys
About Chosen
Chosen is officially a baby name thanks to Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who chose (can't resist) the word as the name of his newborn son.
Chosen for boys#555 US
While it may inspire bad puns, Chosen is actually a pretty good word name: It's got the two-syllable, n-ending sound that is so fashionable for boys' names, plus a positive, affirming meaning. And if Saint and Messiah can be baby names, why not Chosen? And there's no reason it can't also work for girls.
Chosen for girls#1913 US
While it may inspire bad puns, Chosen is actually a pretty good word name: It's got the two-syllable, n-ending sound that is so fashionable for names, plus a positive, affirming meaning. Chosen is rising on the girls' side too now, given to 74 baby girls in 2022.
Pronounced CHOH-zen.
As of November 2026, Chosen ranked #555 for boys and #1913 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #3,539 | 31 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #2,194 | 61 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,940 | 76 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,825 | 83 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,474 | 116 | #3,696 | 40 |
| 2021 | #1,308 | 143 | #3,500 | 44 |
| 2022 | #894 | 262 | #2,451 | 74 |
| 2023 | #671 | 405 | #2,079 | 93 |
| 2024 | #619 | 459 | #1,966 | 100 |
| 2025 | #555 | 540 | #1,913 | 101 |
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- Chosen Sebastian Newton (b. 2015)Boy
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- the chosenBoy
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