Chantz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHANTS
- Origin
- English
Chantz is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “chance, fortune”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chantz mean?
English: spelling of Chance
“chance, fortune”
A respelling of Chance, from the English word, which comes from Old French cheance 'the fall of the dice'.
Is Chantz a girl's or a boy's name?
Chantz is a boys' name.
How popular is Chantz in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 68 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Chantz in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chantz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 27 | #3,790 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,382 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,011 |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,652 |
| 1998 | 56 | #1,788 |
| 1997 | 68 | #1,516 |
| 1996 | 56 | #1,687 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,598 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,909 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,539 |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,432 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Chantz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Chantz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chantz, updated 20 October 2026.