Chance Boy
How popular is Chance?
#442 boy name in 2025
711 baby boys were named Chance in the US in 2025, making it the 442nd most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
54,748living people named Chance (est.)
22median age of people named Chance
56,010babies named Chance since 1880
1 in 4,523US babies born in 2025
Chance popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #442 for boys (▼ 24 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 711 boys, 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #250 in 2015, #279 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1996 (2,243 boys) |
| Highest rank | #154 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Chance is most popular
Babies named Chance per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 1.9 per 1,000 (109 boys)
- Louisiana: 1.3 per 1,000 (138 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.3 per 1,000 (131 boys)
- Georgia: 1.2 per 1,000 (301 boys)
- Delaware: 1.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
Chance by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #891 |
| 1910s | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1920s | 12 | #3,865 |
| 1940s | 20 | #2,632 |
| 1950s | 22 | #3,289 |
| 1960s | 536 | #694 |
| 1970s | 1,840 | #469 |
| 1980s | 4,726 | #250 |
| 1990s | 13,231 | #154 |
| 2000s | 14,339 | #212 |
| 2010s | 14,338 | #215 |
| 2020s | 5,548 | #279 |
Boy names about as popular as Chance
Questions
- Is Chance a boy or girl name?
- Chance is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Chance were boys.
- How popular is the name Chance?
- 711 baby boys were named Chance in the US in 2025, making it the 442nd most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
- When was Chance most popular?
- Chance peaked in 1996, when 2,243 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #154 in 1996.
- How many people are named Chance?
- 56,010 babies have been named Chance in the US since 1880. We estimate about 54,748 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Chance most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chance was most common in Mississippi, at 1.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
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.