Addison vs Chance
Addison and Chancecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Addison was ranked #281 and Chance #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Addison was ranked #1595 and Chance #1132 among boys in England and Wales.
Addison and Chance over time
Addison and Chance appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Addison held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Chance in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Addison and Chance changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1595 and #1132.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Addison held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Chance in 6.
Highest recorded here: Addison #515 in 2012, Chance #878 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Addison #1595, Chance #1132.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2000–2023
Addison held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Chance in 1.
Highest recorded here: Addison #281 in 2023, Chance #3247 in 2000.
The order changed in 2006: Addison moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #3912 and #3247; by 2006 that had become #1862 and #3548.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Addison #281, Chance #4709.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Addison | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1132 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Addison has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Chance.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Addison
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2023
Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2009–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Chance
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #878 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1132 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys