Picture this: a brand-new little bundle arrives, and the world leans in like a curious chai-wallah to ask, “So, who is this tiny miracle?”—and the parents beam, “Meet Chosen.” A word-turned-name straight from English scripture and storytelling, Chosen carries the ancient, gold-threaded idea of being hand-picked by destiny itself, much like Lord Krishna plucking butter from the pot—cheeky, purposeful, irresistible. Because it’s unisex, the name wraps every child, boy or girl, in the same shawl of promise, whispering, “You’re here for something special, yaar!” In churches, “the chosen ones” hint at divine favor; in pop culture, actor Chosen Jacobs and NFL star Chosen Anderson give it a modern, spotlight-ready twirl. Parents on this side of the Pacific are catching on faster than an auto-rickshaw weaving through Mumbai traffic, with U.S. birth records leaping from a humble six babies in 2003 to a hearty 459 in 2024. Pronounced “CHOH-zuhn,” the name rolls off the tongue like a tabla beat—quick, clear, and impossible to forget.
Rebecca Kukiriza, known as Chosen Becky, is a Ugandan singer and songwriter. |