Chance
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning fortune, luck; occupational name.
Babies a year
1,359
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#442
down from #418
UK popularity
#1798
14 babies
How Chance has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #250 |
| 2016 | #272 |
| 2017 | #268 |
| 2018 | #270 |
| 2019 | #284 |
| 2020 | #282 |
| 2021 | #322 |
| 2022 | #341 |
| 2023 | #378 |
| 2024 | #418 |
| 2025 | #442 |
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Chance. In the US, 1,359 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,243 in 1996.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Chance was most common in 1995, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex.
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