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♂ Chance
What does Chance mean?
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-
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)
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.
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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