Chan Popularity by Year
Follow Chan across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Chan birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Up 1,224 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 6 | #10,938 | Down 1,948 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 8 | #8,990 | Up 3,156 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 3,257 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 8 | #8,889 | Down 1,753 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 11 | #7,136 | Down 41 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 11 | #7,095 | Down 746 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 13 | #6,349 | Up 4,295 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 6 | #10,644 | Down 1,002 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 7 | #9,642 | Down 853 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 8 | #8,789 | Up 920 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 7 | #9,709 | Down 109 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 7 | #9,600 | Up 1,166 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 6 | #10,766 | Down 1,781 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 8 | #8,985 | Down 1,891 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 11 | #7,094 | Up 3,568 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 6 | #10,662 | Down 3,022 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 9 | #7,640 | Down 1,827 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 13 | #5,813 | Down 998 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 16 | #4,815 | Up 910 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 5 | #15,784 | Down 3,983 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 12 | #5,725 | Down 1,249 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 17 | #4,476 | Up 1,444 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 11 | #5,920 | Up 122 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 7 | #11,801 | Down 4,197 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 10 | #6,042 | Up 3,589 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 5,893 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 18 | #3,738 | Up 2,758 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 8 | #6,496 | Down 1,705 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 12 | #4,791 | Down 1,195 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 18 | #3,596 | Up 223 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 11 | #7,604 | Up 5,838 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 16 | #3,819 | Down 215 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 5 | #13,442 | Down 1,704 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 17 | #3,604 | Down 279 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 6 | #11,738 | Down 3,751 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 18 | #3,325 | Down 373 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 10 | #7,987 | Down 684 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 21 | #2,952 | Up 37 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 11 | #7,303 | Up 3,544 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 20 | #2,989 | Up 214 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 6 | #10,847 | Down 461 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 16 | #3,203 | Down 870 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 6 | #10,386 | Down 4,051 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 24 | #2,333 | Down 43 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 11 | #6,335 | Down 1,147 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 24 | #2,290 | Up 67 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 14 | #5,188 | Up 843 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 22 | #2,357 | Up 80 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 11 | #6,031 | Down 809 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 20 | #2,437 | Up 475 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 13 | #5,222 | Down 1,113 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 15 | #2,912 | Down 705 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 18 | #4,109 | Up 607 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 23 | #2,207 | Up 289 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 15 | #4,716 | Down 184 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 19 | #2,496 | Up 335 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 16 | #4,532 | Up 4,563 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 16 | #2,831 | Up 526 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 28 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 12 | #3,357 | Down 287 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 13 | #3,070 | Up 766 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 9 | #3,836 | Down 1,127 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 15 | #2,709 | Down 259 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 17 | #2,450 | Up 99 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 5 | #9,067 | Down 775 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 15 | #2,549 | Down 238 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 17 | #2,311 | Down 231 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 19 | #2,080 | Up 384 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 5 | #8,292 | Up 32 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 15 | #2,464 | Down 617 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 5 | #8,324 | Down 853 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 23 | #1,847 | Down 37 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 21 | #1,810 | Up 1,097 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 5 | #7,471 | Down 1,226 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 9 | #2,907 | Down 555 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 12 | #2,352 | Down 309 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 15 | #2,043 | Down 269 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 20 | #1,774 | Up 891 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 10 | #2,665 | Down 763 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 18 | #1,902 | Up 1,403 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 7 | #3,305 | Up 51 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 7 | #3,356 | Down 279 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 8 | #3,077 | Up 911 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 5 | #3,988 | Down 1,723 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 5 | #6,245 | Down 2,320 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 13 | #2,265 | Up 557 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 10 | #3,925 | Up 1,400 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 9 | #2,822 | Down 654 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 14 | #2,168 | Down 323 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 6 | #5,325 | — |
| 1955 | Boys | 18 | #1,845 | Up 604 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 11 | #2,449 | Up 456 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 8 | #2,905 | Down 225 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 9 | #2,680 | Down 227 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 10 | #2,453 | Up 1,215 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5 | #3,668 | Down 806 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 8 | #2,862 | Down 172 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 8 | #2,690 | Down 285 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 10 | #2,405 | Up 535 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 7 | #2,940 | Down 331 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 8 | #2,609 | Down 80 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 9 | #2,529 | Up 444 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 7 | #2,973 | Up 31 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 7 | #3,004 | Up 91 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 7 | #3,095 | Up 864 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 5 | #3,959 | Down 602 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 7 | #3,357 | Up 160 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 7 | #3,517 | Up 219 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 6 | #3,736 | — |