Chas

Where Chas comes from

From Chas.; Originally an abbreviation of "Charles".
— Wiktionary's entry for Chas
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #220 among boys with 53 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  2. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #411.
  3. 1943
    Chas Gerretsen born
    Dutch photographer
  4. 1943
    Chas Hodges born
    British musician
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Charles.
Namesakes
  • Chas Hodges · British musician, 1943–2018
  • Chas Gerretsen · Dutch photographer, born 1943
  • Chas Fagan · American artist, born 1966
  • Chas Gessner · American football player, born 1981
  • Chas McCormick · American baseball player, born 1995

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.