Champ

Popularity Trends

The name Champ is the #6,505 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,236 recorded births since 1881. This represents the 15.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 15.9% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,373 (26.4% percentile) for all time with 1,236 births since 1881.

Champ first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1881 (first recorded for boys in 1881). Birth data for Champ is available in 86 out of the 143 years between 1881 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Champ reached its peak popularity in 1912, achieving the 5.6% percentile (ranked #369) with 60 births per million. The name was most common in 1912, with 60 births per million (ranked 5.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Champ ranks #882 for boys (3.2% percentile) with 19 births per million, which is 31.0% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Champ".

1881 2023 18812023

Key Statistics

Total Births

1,236

Peak Births

Peak Year

1912

First Recorded

1881

Peak Percentile

5.6%

Current Percentile

3.2%

Peak Rank

#369

Current Rank

#882

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Champ", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Champ.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Champ's popularity from 1880 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Champ at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Champ range from Vivia at 63.5% correlation to Bruno at 48.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 53.0%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Solomon with 36.5K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Rastus with 111 births (100% boys).

Champ's share of births peaked at 59.8 births per million for boys in 1912. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (4% of peak) in 1951. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Champ had 18.6 births per million, 31% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Vivia

546

63.49% (strong)

Mora

918

59.83% (moderate)

Nollie

440

59.38% (moderate)

Adalene

682

55.60% (moderate)

Elihu

1,205

51.74% (moderate)

Balbina

325

51.36% (moderate)

Leopold

3,891

49.52% (moderate)

Hazen

2,221

49.27% (moderate)

Solomon

36.5k

49.26% (moderate)

Rastus

111

49.19% (moderate)

Astor

399

48.98% (moderate)

Bruno

18.1k

48.58% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Champ

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Champ. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Champ is pronounced as champ, which has 1 syllables.

champ

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champ (1 syllable)

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CH AE1 M P

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like CH AE1 M P) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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