Boys' name · since 1988
Chanze
Chanze has 336 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 336
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chanze is the #9177 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 336 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanze has been recorded 336 times among boys since 1988, currently ranked #9177 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,177 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 336 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanze ranks #9,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,177 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 336 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,177 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 336
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chanze's 336 recorded births place it above 78.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Chanze compares
336 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chanze's all-time total is 9% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chanze | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 336 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chanze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chanze splits its recorded history at 2008: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chanze popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Chanze by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (112 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Chanze's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Chanze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
95 births
- 2010s
2010s
112 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 112 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chanze's data
- Chanze's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chanze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Chanze 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.