Chan
A unisex name of Chinese origin, meaning common surname; often means facilitator or mediator.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Chan by the numbers
Chan was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 1986, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Chan
Names that are said the same way as Chan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Shanegod is gracious; anglicized form of Seán927 in the US (2017)
- ShawnGod is gracious; a form of Sean835 in the US (2017)
- Shaungod is gracious; a form of sean244 in the US (2017)
- ShayneGod is gracious; a modern spelling of Shane85 in the US (2017)
- Shaanpride, majesty37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shainegod is gracious; variant of Shane9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Chan
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