Chan Boy
How popular is Chan?
#9,710 boy name in 2025
7 baby boys were named Chan in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
1,080living people named Chan (est.)
41median age of people named Chan
1,247babies named Chan since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Chan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,710 for boys (▲ 1223 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,638 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1986 (24 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,773 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Chan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Khan family of names ranked #3,868 for boys in 2025 (#3,125 the year before), with 18 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Khan | 11 | 61% |
| Chan | 7 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Chan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1920s | 19 | #3,355 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,529 |
| 1940s | 48 | #2,404 |
| 1950s | 87 | #1,844 |
| 1960s | 127 | #1,773 |
| 1970s | 155 | #1,846 |
| 1980s | 199 | #2,206 |
| 1990s | 143 | #2,946 |
| 2000s | 103 | #4,470 |
| 2010s | 84 | #6,344 |
| 2020s | 26 | #8,985 |
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Questions
- Is Chan a boy or girl name?
- Chan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chan were boys.
- How popular is the name Chan?
- 7 baby boys were named Chan in the US in 2025, making it the 9710th most popular boy name.
- When was Chan most popular?
- Chan peaked in 1986, when 24 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,773 in 1965.
- How many people are named Chan?
- 1,247 babies have been named Chan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,080 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 41.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.