Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Chance

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Keeper Of The Records
French

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Nature
  • Surname
  • Word

Pronunciation

ch(an)-ce

Celebrity Babies

Son of Larry King, Son of Larry King

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #154, 2,243 births); most recent 2025 (rank #442, 711 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3070, 50 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5554, 22 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202571122
202475727
202385227
202298322
20211,03335
20201,19920
20191,21330
20181,31836
20171,34727
20161,34733

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 2020 (rank #879, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1796, 14 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #3680, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4709, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202514–
202425–
2023274
2022293
2021224
202033–
201926–
201828–
201726–
201618–

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 2004 (rank #2229, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #3651, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
202365
202243
20213–
202066
201954
201836
20173–
2016–4
20153–
20145–

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

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #151, 26 births); most recent 2021 (rank #482, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
20217
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20147

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence