Masculine dossier · first seen 1883
Chance
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1996
Peak era
1996
Peak births
2,243
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Chance
How many people are named Chance?
An estimated 53,404 living Americans are named Chance.
How rare is Chance?
Chance is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 711 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 68.3% from its 1996 peak.
How old is the typical Chance?
The median age of a living American named Chance is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 30 years old.
Is Chance still popular?
Not especially. Chance has been declining since its 1996 peak and registered 711 births in 2025.
Where is Chance most common?
Chance has its strongest geographic signal in Wyoming, where it appears 5.9× more often than the national baseline.
1883Peak 19962025
Peak year
1996
Decline from peak
68.3%
2025
711
All-time
54,622
Where it lives now
Chance is most concentrated in Wyoming — about 5.9× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Montana.
States where Chance is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.