Chan

Given to 1,247 US babies since 1919

▼ Falling −22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#9,714

recorded as boys

1,224 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 7

Peak year

1986

24 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,247

since 1919

Born a Chan? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Chan was most popular in 1986, when 24 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.01 per 1,000). In 2025, 7 babies were named Chan, ranking #9714 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 22%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	7	9,714
2024	<5	—	6	10,938
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	<5	—	8	8,990
2021	<5	—	5	12,146
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	8	8,889
2018	<5	—	11	7,136
2017	<5	—	11	7,095
2016	<5	—	13	6,349
2015	<5	—	6	10,644
2014	<5	—	7	9,642
2013	<5	—	8	8,789
2012	<5	—	7	9,709
2011	<5	—	7	9,600
2010	<5	—	6	10,766
2009	<5	—	8	8,985
2008	<5	—	<5	—
2007	<5	—	11	7,094
2006	<5	—	6	10,662
2005	<5	—	9	7,640
2004	<5	—	13	5,813
2003	5	15,784	16	4,815
2002	<5	—	12	5,725
2001	<5	—	17	4,476
2000	7	11,801	11	5,920
1999	<5	—	10	6,042
1998	<5	—	5	9,631
1997	<5	—	18	3,738
1996	<5	—	8	6,496
1995	<5	—	12	4,791
1994	11	7,604	18	3,596
1993	5	13,442	16	3,819
1992	6	11,738	17	3,604
1991	10	7,987	18	3,325
1990	11	7,303	21	2,952
1989	6	10,847	20	2,989
1988	6	10,386	16	3,203
1987	11	6,335	24	2,333
1986	14	5,188	24	2,290
1985	11	6,031	22	2,357
1984	13	5,222	20	2,437
1983	18	4,109	15	2,912
1982	15	4,716	23	2,207
1981	16	4,532	19	2,496
1980	6	9,095	16	2,831
1979	<5	—	12	3,357
1978	<5	—	13	3,070
1977	<5	—	9	3,836
1976	<5	—	15	2,709
1975	5	9,067	17	2,450
1974	<5	—	15	2,549
1973	<5	—	17	2,311
1972	5	8,292	19	2,080
1971	5	8,324	15	2,464
1970	<5	—	23	1,847
1969	5	7,471	21	1,810
1968	<5	—	9	2,907
1967	<5	—	12	2,352
1966	<5	—	15	2,043
1965	<5	—	20	1,774
1964	<5	—	10	2,665
1963	<5	—	18	1,902
1962	<5	—	7	3,305
1961	<5	—	7	3,356
1960	<5	—	8	3,077
1959	5	6,245	5	3,988
1958	10	3,925	13	2,265
1957	<5	—	9	2,822
1956	6	5,325	14	2,168
1955	<5	—	18	1,845
1954	<5	—	11	2,449
1953	<5	—	8	2,905
1952	<5	—	9	2,680
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	<5	—
1949	<5	—	10	2,453
1948	<5	—	5	3,668
1947	<5	—	8	2,862
1946	<5	—	8	2,690
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	<5	—	10	2,405
1942	<5	—	7	2,940
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	8	2,609
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	9	2,529
1934	<5	—	7	2,973
1933	<5	—	7	3,004
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	7	3,095
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	<5	—	5	3,959
1928	<5	—	7	3,357
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	<5	—
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	<5	—
1921	<5	—	7	3,517
1920	<5	—	<5	—
1919	<5	—	6	3,736