Gender
Origin
- Chinese
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Chan
Pronunciation
chan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #2331, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #4106, 18 births); most recent 2003 (rank #15773, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | – |
| 2024 | 6 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 8 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 11 | – |
| 2016 | 13 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #1454, 8 births); most recent 2013 (rank #4678, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1984 (rank #1329, 8 births); most recent 2016 (rank #3668, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #1520, 9 births); most recent 2011 (rank #5198, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence