TheNameDBChance
M FChance is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 55,254 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 53,890 as boys and 1,364 as girls. Chance gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1996 and has since declined in popularity.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State (2024)
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Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 784 |
| 2023 | 879 |
| 2022 | 1,005 |
| 2021 | 1,068 |
| 2020 | 1,219 |
| 2019 | 1,243 |
| 2018 | 1,354 |
| 2017 | 1,374 |
| 2016 | 1,380 |
| 2015 | 1,493 |
| 2014 | 1,567 |
| 2013 | 1,553 |
| 2012 | 1,543 |
| 2011 | 1,659 |
| 2010 | 1,467 |
| 2009 | 1,536 |
| 2008 | 1,430 |
| 2007 | 1,509 |
| 2006 | 1,311 |
| 2005 | 1,311 |
| 2004 | 1,371 |
| 2003 | 1,436 |
| 2002 | 1,479 |
| 2001 | 1,577 |
| 2000 | 1,725 |
| 1999 | 1,560 |
| 1998 | 1,590 |
| 1997 | 1,756 |
| 1996 | 2,293 |
| 1995 | 1,667 |
| 1994 | 1,386 |
| 1993 | 942 |
| 1992 | 794 |
| 1991 | 789 |
| 1990 | 816 |
| 1989 | 728 |
| 1988 | 636 |
| 1987 | 561 |
| 1986 | 520 |
| 1985 | 656 |
| 1984 | 897 |
| 1983 | 241 |
| 1982 | 192 |
| 1981 | 200 |
| 1980 | 219 |
| 1979 | 281 |
| 1978 | 307 |
| 1977 | 161 |
| 1976 | 149 |
| 1975 | 193 |
| 1974 | 199 |
| 1973 | 140 |
| 1972 | 167 |
| 1971 | 203 |
| 1970 | 132 |
| 1969 | 130 |
| 1968 | 63 |
| 1967 | 112 |
| 1966 | 50 |
| 1965 | 36 |
| 1964 | 49 |
| 1963 | 52 |
| 1962 | 36 |
| 1961 | 8 |
| 1960 | 6 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1947 | 7 |
| 1944 | 8 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1924 | 6 |
| 1922 | 6 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1883 | 5 |