Chance is an established boys' name that peaked in 1996 and has grown less common since.
Chance is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #442 among boys (711) and #5,593 among girls (22) — overall #868 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 733 | 733 | #5,593 | #442 |
| 2024 | 790 | 790 | #4,794 | #418 |
| 2023 | 880 | 880 | #4,898 | #377 |
| 2022 | 1,008 | 1,008 | #5,500 | #340 |
| 2021 | 1,070 | 1,070 | #4,115 | #322 |
| 2020 | 1,222 | 1,222 | #5,904 | #279 |
| 2019 | 1,244 | 1,244 | #4,565 | #284 |
| 2018 | 1,357 | 1,357 | #4,018 | #270 |
| 2017 | 1,374 | 1,374 | #4,953 | #268 |
| 2016 | 1,380 | 1,380 | #4,362 | #272 |
| 2015 | 1,496 | 1,496 | #4,751 | #250 |
| 2014 | 1,568 | 1,568 | #4,286 | #244 |
| 2013 | 1,554 | 1,554 | #4,265 | #237 |
| 2012 | 1,543 | 1,543 | #4,738 | #238 |
| 2011 | 1,660 | 1,660 | #5,401 | #215 |
| 2010 | 1,467 | 1,467 | #5,137 | #244 |
| 2009 | 1,536 | 1,536 | #8,146 | #236 |
| 2008 | 1,431 | 1,431 | #5,172 | #251 |
| 2007 | 1,509 | 1,509 | #4,148 | #244 |
| 2006 | 1,311 | 1,311 | #3,683 | #274 |
| 2005 | 1,311 | 1,311 | #3,965 | #258 |
| 2004 | 1,371 | 1,371 | #3,083 | #250 |
| 2003 | 1,436 | 1,436 | #3,306 | #240 |
| 2002 | 1,479 | 1,479 | #4,296 | #233 |
| 2001 | 1,577 | 1,577 | #3,722 | #224 |
| 2000 | 1,725 | 1,725 | #4,002 | #212 |
| 1999 | 1,560 | 1,560 | #2,744 | #223 |
| 1998 | 1,590 | 1,590 | #2,766 | #209 |
| 1997 | 1,756 | — | #2,938 | #191 |
| 1996 | 2,293 | — | #2,517 | #154 |
| 1995 | 1,667 | — | #3,162 | #189 |
| 1994 | 1,386 | — | #2,994 | #216 |
| 1993 | 942 | — | #3,359 | #301 |
| 1992 | 794 | — | #4,720 | #329 |
| 1991 | 789 | — | #4,526 | #328 |
| 1990 | 816 | — | #4,399 | #316 |
| 1989 | 728 | — | #5,082 | #327 |
| 1988 | 636 | — | #5,651 | #340 |
| 1987 | 561 | — | #4,693 | #358 |
| 1986 | 520 | — | #5,820 | #368 |
| 1985 | 656 | — | #9,479 | #313 |
| 1984 | 897 | — | #4,184 | #250 |
| 1983 | 241 | — | #5,881 | #556 |
| 1982 | 192 | — | #9,405 | #636 |
| 1981 | 200 | — | #5,938 | #621 |
| 1980 | 219 | — | #5,590 | #605 |
| 1979 | 281 | — | #5,135 | #514 |
| 1978 | 307 | — | #5,613 | #469 |
| 1977 | 159 | — | #5,943 | #695 |
| 1976 | 148 | — | #6,704 | #702 |
| 1975 | 193 | — | #4,174 | #611 |
| 1974 | 199 | — | #4,061 | #587 |
| 1973 | 140 | — | #7,560 | #691 |
| 1972 | 167 | — | — | #610 |
| 1971 | 203 | — | #7,509 | #586 |
| 1970 | 132 | — | #8,158 | #729 |
| 1969 | 130 | — | — | #694 |
| 1968 | 63 | — | — | #912 |
| 1967 | 112 | — | #6,117 | #720 |
| 1966 | 50 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1965 | 36 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1964 | 49 | — | — | #1,085 |
| 1963 | 52 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1962 | 36 | — | — | #1,296 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,134 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,326 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,073 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | — | #4,025 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | — | #3,961 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,126 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | — | #2,668 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | — | #3,620 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #3,950 |
| 1922 | 6 | — | — | #3,930 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #3,917 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #919 |