Chan

Where Chan comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Chan.

Chan through the years
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #3,736 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1965
    Peak, #1,774
    20 babies named Chan, its best rank.
  3. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,907.
  4. 1984
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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