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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Chan

Used in both girl and boy records

Chan appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Chan by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDChan as a girl’s nameUS records 1956–2003
#16140girl rank1983peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDChan as a boy’s nameUS records 1919–2024
#4377boy rank1987peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Chan in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl198318 uses#392819581956–200324 listed years
Boy198624 uses#177519651919–201982 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.