Chance is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chance means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chance across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chance has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chance is a boy name of English origin meaning “good fortune”. From the English word chance, originally a surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 56,010 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 555 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chance per year, United States (1883 to 2025). United States peaked in 1996 (2,293/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (33/yr).
Chance has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1996, when it ranked #295 nationally (given to 2,309 babies that year).
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