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How popular is the name Chaz?
Births per year, rank history and how many Chazes are alive today.
Chaz (male) is a shortened form of the name Charles (and sometimes of Charlie). Chaz itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2014; most Chazes are registered as Charles, which ranked 119th in 2025 with 437 babies.
Most people called Chaz are registered as Charles, and share that name's profile: the Charles you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old - or else around 69: the name has two living generations. Half of all Charleses born in England and Wales are between 28 and 70, and there are at least 110,000 of them alive today. Only some Charleses go by Chaz.
How many babies are named Chaz or Charles each year?
Combined registrations of Charles, Chaz. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Charles rank as a registered name?
Where does Chaz rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Chaz short for Charles?
Yes - Chaz is a shortened form of Charles. It is also used for Charlie. Chazes are usually registered as Charles at birth.
When was the name Chaz most popular?
The full name Charles peaked in 1904, when around 17,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Chaz itself peaked as a registered name in 2003, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Chaz?
There's no official count of people who go by Chaz, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 110,000 people registered as Charles born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Chaz.
How old is the typical Chaz?
Most people called Chaz are registered as Charles. Most living Charleses are between 28 and 70; the most common age is about 32. There is a second cluster around 69.
Is Chaz becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.