Chance as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chance

What is the meaning of the name Chance ?

The baby name Chance is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃæns/ (CHANS).

Chance is English in Origin.

Chance is an English given name drawn from the Middle English noun chaunce/chance, borrowed from Old French cheance “luck, what befalls,” ultimately from Late Latin cadentia (from cadere, “to fall, befall”). Its core sense is “luck,” “fortune,” and by extension “opportunity” - something that comes your way. The word first appears in English records in the 13th century, and the byname or surname Chance arose for someone associated with good luck or happenstance.

Adopted as a given name in the English‑speaking world from the 19th century, Chance found steady favor in the United States, rising sharply in the 1980s–2000s; it sees occasional unisex use but is chiefly masculine. Variants and spellings include Chanse, Chantz, and Chancey; Chan serves as a clipped nickname. Similar‑meaning counterparts include Felix, Asher, Ventura, Fortunato/Fortuna. Note that Chauncey, though phonetic kin, is a separate surname‑derived name and not a true variant.