Trend of the Popularity of Chance as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 757 male babies that were named Chance in the US, which was 0.04% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Chance peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1996 with a count of 2,243 babies, which was 0.12% of the total male babies born in the US in 1996.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Chance, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Chance.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Chance in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Chance in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Chance from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Chance as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	207	0.01
1981	189	0.01
1982	186	0.01
1983	230	0.01
1984	879	0.05
1985	650	0.04
1986	508	0.03
1987	544	0.03
1988	622	0.03
1989	711	0.04
1990	794	0.04
1991	767	0.04
1992	773	0.04
1993	909	0.05
1994	1347	0.07
1995	1631	0.09
1996	2243	0.12
1997	1715	0.09
1998	1542	0.08
1999	1510	0.08
2000	1694	0.09
2001	1542	0.08
2002	1450	0.08
2003	1392	0.07
2004	1321	0.07
2005	1275	0.06
2006	1269	0.06
2007	1472	0.07
2008	1402	0.07
2009	1521	0.08
2010	1440	0.08
2011	1634	0.09
2012	1513	0.08
2013	1519	0.08
2014	1533	0.08
2015	1464	0.08
2016	1347	0.07
2017	1347	0.07
2018	1318	0.07
2019	1213	0.07
2020	1199	0.07
2021	1033	0.06
2022	983	0.06
2023	852	0.05
2024	757	0.04