How Many People Are Named Chance?
An estimated 54,148 people in the United States have the first name Chance. It is predominantly male (97.5%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Chance peaked in popularity in 1996 with 2,293 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chance as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chance paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Chance is overwhelmingly male, 1,364 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
54,148
About 1 in 6,330 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
97.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1996
2,293 births
Total Registered
55,254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chance
Chance is predominantly male (97.5%), though 1,364 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Chance as a male name
Ranked #418 in 2024
757 male births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (2,243 births)
Chance as a female name
Ranked #4,900 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (50 births)
Chance: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chance span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 14,685 babies were registered. While Chance is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chance by Decade
How has Chance tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chance by State
Birth registrations for Chance span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in New Hampshire, District of Columbia, Maine. On average, about 1,062 Chances were registered per state.
Chance + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chance
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chance: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chance?
We estimate approximately 54,148 people named Chance are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,330 Americans share this first name.
Is Chance a common name?
Chance is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 55,254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chance most popular?
Chance reached peak popularity in 1996, when 2,293 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chance is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chance a male name?
Chance is predominantly male. 97.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chance Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chance Smith, Chance Johnson, Chance Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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