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Chance name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Chance ranks #442 in male records (711 reported) and #5,593 in female records (22 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#5,593 · 22 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 6 female records (28 to 22); rank moved from #4,794 to #5,593.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 13 female records (35 to 22); rank moved from #4,115 to #5,593.
2025 male rank and count
#442 · 711 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 51 male records (762 to 711); rank moved from #418 to #442.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 324 male records (1,035 to 711); rank moved from #322 to #442.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,347 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Chance becoming more popular?

Chance's reported male count decreased by 51 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #418 to #442. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Chance in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for ChanceFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3470201620252016: 33 female records2017: 27 female records2018: 36 female records2019: 30 female records2020: 20 female records2021: 35 female records2022: 23 female records2023: 27 female records2024: 28 female records2025: 22 female records2016: 1,347 male records2017: 1,347 male records2018: 1,321 male records2019: 1,214 male records2020: 1,202 male records2021: 1,035 male records2022: 985 male records2023: 853 male records2024: 762 male records2025: 711 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025225,593711442
2024284,794762418
2023274,898853377
2022235,500985340
2021354,1151,035322
2020205,9041,202279
2019304,5651,214284
2018364,0181,321270
2017274,9531,347268
2016334,3621,347272

Questions about Chance’s popularity

How common is Chance in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Chance ranks #442 in male records (711 reported) and #5,593 in female records (22 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Chance?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Chance only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Chance creates a match.

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