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Chance Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Chance?

Ranking 270th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Chance is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

Its highest popularity ranking of #154 was reached in 1996 with 2,243 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Chance was less than 5, most recently in 1958.

Chance, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1959-1963, 1964-1971, 1975-1978, and 1993-1996.

Chance's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will Chance be?

For a number of years, the name Chance has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Chance for their newborn has dropped.

The name Chance is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Chance (Girl)Chance (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 35 4,059 1,304 270
2017 27 4,940 1,337 268
2016 33 4,352 1,338 274
2015 29 4,741 1,456 250
2014 34 4,277 1,527 244
2013 34 4,258 1,515 237
2012 30 4,729 1,512 238
2011 25 5,393 1,632 215
2010 26 5,271 1,436 244
2009 15 8,137 1,515 236
2008 28 5,172 1,399 252
2007 37 4,147 1,472 244
2006 42 3,681 1,269 274
2005 36 3,963 1,274 258
2004 50 3,083 1,320 250
2003 44 3,304 1,392 240
2002 29 4,294 1,450 233
2001 35 3,721 1,542 224
2000 31 3,999 1,694 212
1999 50 2,743 1,510 223
1998 48 2,766 1,542 209
1997 41 2,936 1,715 191
1996 50 2,516 2,243 154
1995 36 3,162 1,631 189
1994 39 2,992 1,347 216
1993 33 3,361 909 301
1992 20 4,875 772 329
1991 22 4,525 767 328
1990 22 4,398 794 316
1989 17 5,080 711 327
1988 14 5,649 622 340
1987 17 4,687 544 358
1986 12 5,818 508 368
1985 6 9,477 650 313
1984 18 4,184 880 249
1983 11 5,880 230 555
1982 6 9,400 187 635
1981 11 5,937 189 621
1980 12 5,587 207 605
1979 13 5,131 268 513
1978 11 5,614 296 470
1977 10 5,942 151 690
1976 8 6,704 141 698
1975 15 4,171 178 612
1974 15 4,059 184 586
1973 6 7,556 133 694
1972 < 5 -- 168 609
1971 6 7,506 197 588
1970 5 8,156 127 730
1969 < 5 -- 131 691
1968 < 5 -- 63 911
1967 6 6,113 106 720
1966 < 5 -- 50 1,029
1965 < 5 -- 36 1,278
1964 < 5 -- 49 1,084
1963 < 5 -- 52 1,054
1962 < 5 -- 36 1,293
1961 < 5 -- 8 3,128
1960 < 5 -- 6 3,722
1959 < 5 -- 7 3,325
1958 < 5 -- < 5 --
1957 < 5 -- 5 4,072
1956 < 5 -- 5 4,024
1955 < 5 -- 5 3,963
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1883 < 5 -- 5 919
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.