Masculine dossier · first seen 1883

Chance

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1996

Peak era

1996

Peak rank proxy

2,243

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1883Peak 19962024

Peak year

1996

Decline from peak

66.3%

2024

757

All-time

53,890

Chance 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 1996, when 2,243 boys were named Chance.

In 2024, only 757 boys were given the name.

Down 66.3% from its peak.

All told, about 53,890 Americans have been named Chance and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1883.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1996

19962,243 boys named Chance

2024757 boys named Chance

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