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Chance

“Good fortune” — Middle English origin

Boy's name · #442 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Chance has appeared in US records since 1883 — best rank #154 (1996) · 54,622 babies named Chance all-time · 1 in 2,400 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Chances

• Chance the Rapper — American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1993)
• Chance Perdomo — British actor (1996–2024)
• Chance M. Vought — American aviation pioneer (1890–1930)
• Chance Kelly — American actor
• Chance Myers — American soccer player

In stories & tradition

• Chance Chancellor — The Young and the Restless
• Chance — Earth-616

What Chances become

Among 95 notable people named Chance:

Athletes appear 2.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chance Myers, American soccer player.

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