Chase, a surname-turned-given-name, is derived from the Old French word chacier, meaning "to hunt," and Latin word captare, meaning "to catch." It was originally a surname and nickname given to hunters, making it a sporty boy's name. It first appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names in 1972 before its popularity skyrocketed in the early 1980s. It was a top-100 boy's name every year between 1995 and 2017, and remains inside the top-200, as of 2023. "The Real Housewives of Potomac" star Monique Samuels named her son Chase Omari, born in 2018.
