Chanz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHANZ
- Origin
- English
Chanz is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “luck, fortune”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chanz mean?
English: respelling of Chance, from Old French cheance
“luck, fortune”
Respelling of Chance, which comes from the English word for luck or fortune.
Is Chanz a girl's or a boy's name?
Chanz is a boys' name.
How popular is Chanz in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Chanz in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chanz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
Names like Chanz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Chanz
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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, “Chanz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chanz, updated 20 October 2026.