Boys' name · since 1971

Chanc

Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Chanc, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#16,782 of 45,481
all-time among boys
110
born since 1971
1990s
peak decade

Chanc sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 110 recorded since 1971.

Chanc has 110 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2002.

  • #16,782 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 110 born since 1971
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanc ranks #16,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,782 of 45,481
all-time among boys
110
born since 1971
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chanc's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chanc's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Chanc's full recorded timeline at 1989, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Chanc popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4681012 1971197619851990199419982002 7

Chanc by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (45 births, 41% of the file).

1990s was Chanc's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Chanc births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanc? ▼
Chanc has been given to 110 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,782 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 10 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
Where does Chanc sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanc ranks #16,782 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chanc most popular? ▼
Chanc was most popular in the 1990s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Chanc been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chanc since 1971 -- 32 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Chanc? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Chanc's data

  • Chanc's decade-level peak was the 1990s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Chanc

Nearby Names Like Chanc

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chanc

Charles Boy
#48 2,434,659 births
Chad Boy
#1702 240,728 births
Charlie Boy
#145 184,280 births
Chase Boy
#192 181,160 births
Chance Boy
#442 54,622 births

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Duell
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Jemmie
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Alroy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chanc: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chanc draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.