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Chauncey and Chance side by side: Chauncey peaked in 1981 and Chance in 1996; in 2025 they were given to 23 and 733 babies.

Chauncey and Chance, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Chauncey and Chance births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025ChanceChauncey
Chauncey and Chance births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k18801900192019401960198020002025ChanceChauncey
Chauncey and Chance births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880190519301955198020052025ChanceChauncey
Chauncey and Chance births by year5001k1.5k2k2.5k1880193019802025ChanceChauncey

Girls and boys together; Chauncey solid, Chance dashed.

Chauncey and Chance compared
ChaunceyChance
Births 202523733
Rank 2025#4,421 among boys’ names#442 among boys’ names
Recorded since 188010,19356,010
Peak year19811996
Girls5%2%
Alive, estimated6,99054,600
Median age3922

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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