Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chosen isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chosen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,794
- 2,248 boys · 546 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 641 babies
- 2025
- 641
- #555 for boys · #1,913 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +372%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 81% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 540 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 555 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 394.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 101 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (76).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chosen’s family of names
In Greek usage, Chosen as a surname is a transliteration of Χοσέν.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chosen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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