Chance vs Charles

Side-by-side comparison of Chance and Charles — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chance

Boy name · Rank #418

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Name B

Charles

Boy name · Rank #51

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Metric Chance Charles
Current Rank #418 #51
Total Births (all years) 53,890 2,428,685
Peak Year 1996 1947
Peak Year Births 2,243 40,779
Peak Decade 2000ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chance Charles
1880ss 5 46,656
1890ss — 36,848
1900ss — 36,184
1910ss 5 173,534
1920ss 12 298,031
1930ss — 303,215
1940ss 20 361,760
1950ss 22 361,178
1960ss 536 249,388
1970ss 1,843 163,030
1980ss 4,726 131,905
1990ss 13,231 92,433
2000ss 14,338 75,331
2010ss 14,328 70,004
2020ss 4,824 29,188

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chance Charles
2014 1,533 7,360
2015 1,464 7,204
2016 1,347 7,125
2017 1,347 7,189
2018 1,318 6,663
2019 1,213 6,403
2020 1,199 6,243
2021 1,033 6,003
2022 983 5,934
2023 852 5,415
2024 757 5,593

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1883–2024.

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