Gender: Mostly Boy
Meaning: Selected, picked by God
Origin: English
Popularity: Ranked #619 in 2024 with 459 babies born.
History: Chosen surged in the 2010s-2020s as America's boldest word-name. The religious weight is enormous — being 'chosen' by God is the highest calling in Judeo-Christian tradition. The audacity of naming a child Chosen is quintessentially American — declaring cosmic destiny on a birth certificate. No other country would mass-adopt this name.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Chosen? About 1 in 5,954 babies born in 2024 were named Chosen, or roughly 1.5 per day in the United States.
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