Chanson
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHAN-son
- Origin
- French
Chanson is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “song”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chanson mean?
French: French word chanson
“song”
From the French word for a song, used for a lyrical ballad.
Is Chanson a girl's or a boy's name?
Chanson is a boys' name.
How popular is Chanson in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Chanson in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chanson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
Names like Chanson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Colson, Hudson, Easton, Stetson, Colton, Carson, Kingston, Jackson, Daxton, Sutton, Jaxton, Kayson
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chanson: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chanson, updated 20 October 2026.