Chance vs Charlie

Side-by-side comparison of Chance and Charlie — 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

Charlie

Boy name · Rank #176

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Metric Chance Charlie
Current Rank #418 #176
Total Births (all years) 53,890 181,806
Peak Year 1996 1919
Peak Year Births 2,243 2,891
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1883 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chance Charlie
1880ss 5 7,091
1890ss — 7,261
1900ss — 7,928
1910ss 5 19,834
1920ss 12 25,176
1930ss — 19,154
1940ss 20 18,264
1950ss 22 15,282
1960ss 536 10,043
1970ss 1,843 6,368
1980ss 4,726 5,467
1990ss 13,231 4,912
2000ss 14,338 8,367
2010ss 14,328 16,490
2020ss 4,824 10,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chance Charlie
2014 1,533 1,696
2015 1,464 1,674
2016 1,347 1,711
2017 1,347 1,793
2018 1,318 1,730
2019 1,213 1,832
2020 1,199 1,871
2021 1,033 2,008
2022 983 2,107
2023 852 2,099
2024 757 2,084

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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