Unisex name · since 1971
Chane
322 babies named Chane in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 322
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
322 boys have been named Chane since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chane recorded 322 times among boys since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #10,196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 322 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chane ranks #10,196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 322 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 322
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chane's 322 recorded births place it above 77.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chane's full recorded timeline at 1991, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chane popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1974)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Chane popularity over time - girls
128 total births recorded since 1974 (Chane as girls' name)
Chane by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (104 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Chane's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Chane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 104 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chane's data
- Chane's decade-level peak was the 1970s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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, 1971–2021 (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 Chane 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.