Masculine dossier · first seen 1919

Chan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Chan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1986

Peak era

1986

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1919Peak 19862024

Peak year

1986

Decline from peak

75%

2024

All-time

1,028

Chan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1986, when 24 boys were named Chan.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 75% from its peak.

All told, about 1,028 Americans have been named Chan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1919.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1986

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