Chan
Chan was the 9885th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1779th; the most babies were born in 1986 (24). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,028 places. More babies were named Chan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,885 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198624 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,247babies recorded
Chan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #9,885 | — | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | #10,988 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | #12,036 | #5,976 | 7 | 11 |
| 1990 | #7,393 | #2,973 | 11 | 21 |
| 1980 | #9,263 | #2,850 | 6 | 16 |
| 1970 | — | #1,854 | — | 23 |
| 1960 | — | #3,129 | — | 8 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Chan, counting every spelling?
Chan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Chan?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chan?
About 900 people born in the US named Chan are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 27 and 55. That makes Chan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chan
How popular is the name Chan?
Chan was the 9885th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 1779th; the most babies were born in 1986 (24). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,028 places. More babies were named Chan in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Chan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chan in the US.