Chance
#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #442 for boys in 2025, 711 births
Given to boys 97.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 2,243 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 54,622since 1883
Chance over time
Rank among boys' names. Chance has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,554 | 22 | #442 | 711 |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | #418 | 762 |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | #377 | 853 |
| 2022 | #5,465 | 23 | #340 | 985 |
| 2021 | #4,090 | 35 | #322 | 1,035 |
| 2020 | #5,850 | 20 | #279 | 1,202 |
| 2019 | #4,546 | 30 | #284 | 1,214 |
| 2018 | #4,001 | 36 | #270 | 1,321 |
| 2017 | #4,922 | 27 | #268 | 1,347 |
| 2016 | #4,345 | 33 | #272 | 1,347 |
| 2015 | #4,725 | 29 | #250 | 1,467 |
| 2014 | #4,269 | 34 | #244 | 1,534 |
| 2013 | #4,243 | 34 | #237 | 1,520 |
| 2012 | #4,707 | 30 | #238 | 1,513 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | #215 | 1,635 |
| 2010 | #5,108 | 27 | #244 | 1,440 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | #236 | 1,521 |
| 2008 | #5,142 | 28 | #250 | 1,403 |
| 2007 | #4,131 | 37 | #244 | 1,472 |
| 2006 | #3,669 | 42 | #274 | 1,269 |
| 2005 | #3,942 | 36 | #258 | 1,275 |
| 2004 | #3,071 | 50 | #250 | 1,321 |
| 2003 | #3,291 | 44 | #240 | 1,392 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #233 | 1,450 |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | #224 | 1,542 |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | #212 | 1,694 |
| 1999 | #2,737 | 50 | #223 | 1,510 |
| 1998 | #2,756 | 48 | #209 | 1,542 |
| 1997 | #2,934 | 41 | #191 | 1,715 |
| 1996 | #2,510 | 50 | #154 | 2,243 |
| 1995 | #3,152 | 36 | #189 | 1,631 |
| 1994 | #2,988 | 39 | #216 | 1,347 |
| 1993 | #3,351 | 33 | #301 | 909 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #329 | 773 |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 | #328 | 767 |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 | #316 | 794 |
| 1989 | #5,049 | 17 | #327 | 711 |
| 1988 | #5,598 | 14 | #340 | 622 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #358 | 544 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #368 | 508 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #313 | 650 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #250 | 879 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #556 | 230 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #636 | 186 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #621 | 189 |
| 1980 | #5,544 | 12 | #605 | 207 |
| 1979 | #5,092 | 13 | #514 | 268 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #469 | 296 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #695 | 149 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #700 | 140 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | #611 | 178 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #587 | 184 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #689 | 134 |
| 1972 | — | #610 | 167 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #586 | 197 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #727 | 127 |
| 1969 | — | #694 | 130 | |
| 1968 | — | #910 | 63 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #720 | 106 |
| 1966 | — | #1,027 | 50 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,271 | 36 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,082 | 49 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,052 | 52 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,295 | 36 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,097 | 8 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
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| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
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| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,867 | 6 | |
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| 1922 | — | #3,872 | 6 | |
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| 1915 | — | #3,825 | 5 | |
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| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Chance! It came in at #892, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1921, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Chance is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#50 · 1 in 155
- Montana#55 · 1 in 177
- Oklahoma#64 · 1 in 244
- Nevada#64 · 1 in 254
- Arkansas#65 · 1 in 264
Best ever in a state: #50 in Wyoming, 1996.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #50 | 13 | 1 in 155 |
| Montana | #55 | 23 | 1 in 177 |
| Nevada | #64 | 41 | 1 in 254 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 78 | 1 in 244 |
| Arkansas | #65 | 55 | 1 in 264 |
| South Dakota | #69 | 20 | 1 in 208 |
| North Dakota | #70 | 17 | 1 in 223 |
| Hawaii | #74 | 21 | 1 in 271 |
| Louisiana | #78 | 75 | 1 in 356 |
| Oregon | #85 | 62 | 1 in 317 |
| Kansas | #88 | 47 | 1 in 320 |
| Utah | #91 | 59 | 1 in 321 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 23 | 1 in 399 |
| Idaho | #95 | 22 | 1 in 333 |
| Alaska | #98 | 10 | 1 in 356 |
| New Mexico | #100 | 28 | 1 in 386 |
| Nebraska | #105 | 25 | 1 in 392 |
| Missouri | #110 | 72 | 1 in 479 |
| Kentucky | #115 | 40 | 1 in 578 |
| Iowa | #116 | 34 | 1 in 488 |
| Colorado | #117 | 51 | 1 in 487 |
| Washington | #117 | 67 | 1 in 503 |
| Indiana | #118 | 66 | 1 in 570 |
| Georgia | #131 | 66 | 1 in 734 |
| Ohio | #133 | 97 | 1 in 725 |
| Tennessee | #137 | 44 | 1 in 782 |
| Maine | #138 | 8 | 1 in 720 |
| Texas | #142 | 258 | 1 in 604 |
| Arizona | #143 | 60 | 1 in 559 |
| North Carolina | #143 | 55 | 1 in 834 |
| Mississippi | #144 | 22 | 1 in 688 |
| South Carolina | #147 | 24 | 1 in 819 |
| Florida | #151 | 110 | 1 in 772 |
| Virginia | #152 | 44 | 1 in 887 |
| Alabama | #156 | 31 | 1 in 808 |
| Minnesota | #164 | 27 | 1 in 1,052 |
| Wisconsin | #170 | 28 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Michigan | #187 | 52 | 1 in 1,146 |
| Connecticut | #199 | 13 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Pennsylvania | #206 | 44 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Illinois | #207 | 69 | 1 in 1,173 |
| Massachusetts | #239 | 18 | 1 in 2,065 |
| California | #259 | 158 | 1 in 1,605 |
| Maryland | #364 | 11 | 1 in 2,612 |
| New Jersey | #378 | 14 | 1 in 3,475 |
| New York | #383 | 39 | 1 in 3,044 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Chance
- 24 spots since 2024 (#418 → #442)
- 163 spots since 2020 (#279 → #442)
- 192 spots since 2015 (#250 → #442)
- Biggest jump: 307 spots in 1967 (#1,027 → #720)
- Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1968 (#720 → #910)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1996 at #154 (2,243 births)
- Births halved by 2021, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1967–2025
- Highest: 1 in 845 boys born in 1996 were named Chance (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,402 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 26.3% of all boys named Chance (14,339) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #892 (1883) | #892 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 5 | #3,825 (1915) | #3,825 |
| 1920s | 12 | #3,867 (1924) | #3,870 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 20 | #2,633 (1944) | #3,089 |
| 1950s | 22 | #3,290 (1959) | #3,778 |
| 1960s | 536 | #694 (1969) | #1,481 |
| 1970s | 1,840 | #469 (1978) | #619 |
| 1980s | 4,726 | #250 (1984) | #437 |
| 1990s | 13,231 | #154 (1996) | #246 |
| 2000s | 14,339 | #212 (2000) | #242 |
| 2010s | 14,338 | #215 (2011) | #252 |
| 2020s | 5,548 | #279 (2020) | #363 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Chance in 1996
Top girls' names in 1996
Top boys' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 35,060 of them was named Chance, which outranked 84.2% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,476Teryn51
- #2,476Tiona51
- #2,476Zana51
- #2,510Chance50
- #2,510Abbi50
- #2,510Alyce50
- #2,510Ani50
- #2,558Abigael49
- #2,558Ajah49
- #2,558Alexas49
Tied with 47 names at #2,510; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 845 of them was named Chance, which outranked 98.5% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.