US rank #7841 Boys' name Peak 1997 1,155 births

Chanse — #7841 US boys' name

1,155 babies named Chanse in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s451980s1291990s3662000s2952010s2412020s61
#7841
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Chanse was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

51 babies were named Chanse in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanse

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,155 babies named Chanse between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chanse currently holds the #7841 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanse performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 366 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Chanse shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Chanse in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanse in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,155 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chanse at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,155

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

1997

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,841

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chanse popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
51
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0204060 202420172010200319961989198219721963 6

Chanse popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1995 (Chanse as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 199819961995 5

Chanse by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
366 births that decade — 32% of Chanse's all-time total
1960s181970s451980s1291990s3662000s2952010s2412020s61

Chanse by state

Where Chanse concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Chanse
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 1.6%
#2 Louisiana
11 1.0%
#3 California
6 0.5%
#4 Washington
6 0.5%
#5 Idaho
5 0.4%
#6 Illinois
5 0.4%
Texas share of Chanse's total US births 1.6%
Even split

18 of 1,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanse?
1,155 babies have been named Chanse since 1963. It currently ranks #7841 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 51 births.
When was Chanse most popular?
Chanse was most popular in the 1990s decade with 366 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Chanse most popular?
The top states for the name Chanse are Texas (18 births), Louisiana (11 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Chanse been used?
Chanse has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chanse?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.