Chance

Boy name

Chance has been given to 56,010 babies in the U.S. since 1883. It peaked in 1996 and currently ranks #442 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /t͡ʃæns/

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

56,010

Peak year

1996 (2,293 babies)

Rank in 2025

#442 for boys

First recorded

1883

10-year trend

▼ -51%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Chance.

55,489 babies since 1880

55,254 babies since 1906

54,697 babies since 1880

57,360 babies since 1887

54,278 babies since 1880

54,199 babies since 1885

58,155 babies since 1888

53,742 babies since 1888

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