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Chance

What does Chance mean?

Chance Pronunciation of Chance as a boys' name is pronounced chans. It is of Middle English origin, and the meaning of Chance is "good fortune". Surname. Also variant of Chauncey (CHAWN-see) from the French "chancellor". Also form of Chancellor.

STARTS WITH Cha-

ASSOCIATED WITH good, surname

Variations

VARIANTS Chanse, Chantz, Chanze, Chaunce, Chauncey, Chauncy, Choncey

RELATED FORMS VIA CHAUNCEY Chancey, Chaunsey, Chaunsy, Chawncey

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Chance Brandt (C.B.), ..

How popular is Chance?

Chance is a somewhat popular first name for males (#842 out of 1220, Top 69%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#2441 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Chance reached its highest position of #154 in the U.S. in the year 1996, and is at #270 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Chance name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Chance outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular alternative forms of Chance (#270 A YEAR AGO) rated in the Top 2000 are Chancellor (#1999), Chancey, Chanse, Chantz, Chauncey and Chauncy. Other forms, like Chawncey, are uncommon. Usage of these forms of Chance reached its peak 22 years ago (AVERAGE #1455) and is somewhat lower today (#1752, 43%), with the form Chauncey becoming less in vogue.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Chance, Chancellor, Chancey, Chanse, Chantz in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Chauncey, Chauncy in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Chance and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Cace, Cahane, Canice, Cayce, Chace, Chan, Chanan, Chand, Chane, Chaney, Chang, Chaniel, Chann, Channe, Channoch (see Chanoch), Chano, Chanoch, Chanok, Chany, Chanyel, Chase, Chayce, Chayne, Chayse, Clancey, Clancy, Crane, Lance, Rance, Shane, Thane, Vance and Yance. These names tend to be less frequently used than Chance.

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