Chosen
Girl name · #1926 in 2025 · Uniqueness 39/100
In 2025, 101 baby girls were named Chosen, placing it at #1926 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #10866, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,822 girls born in 2025 was named Chosen.
The 20-year story
Chosen first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 101 babies and a rank of #1911. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Chosen per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Chosen in class?
Chosen scores 39 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Chosen is most common
Geography matters for names, and Chosen is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Chosens were GA (16), FL (11), NY (8), TX (8), CA (6). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Chosen
Statistically, parents drawn to Chosen tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Chozen, Wateen, Chosyn, Lowen, and Chozyn.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Chosen | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #1911 |
| 2024 | 100 | #1966 |
| 2023 | 93 | #2076 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2445 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3491 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3676 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5986 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6792 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14331 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10866 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Chosen a popular girl name?
Chosen ranked #1926 among girls in 2025 with 101 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10866.
When was the name Chosen most popular?
Chosen peaked in 2025, when 101 American girls received the name (ranked #1911 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Chosen?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,822 newborn American girls was named Chosen. It scores 39/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.