boy's name
Champ
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,289
Champ is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2012, when 42 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Champ over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 18 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 161 |
| 1920s | 104 |
| 1930s | 63 |
| 1940s | 84 |
| 1950s | 68 |
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 2000s | 183 |
| 2010s | 349 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 179 |
How popular is Champ?
In 2025, Champ was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Champ
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Champ also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Champ over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Champ
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Champ — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Champ
How popular is the name Champ?
In 2025, Champ was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Champ a girl's or a boy's name?
Champ is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Champ?
Champ has 1 syllable.
When was Champ most popular?
Champ peaked in 2012, when 42 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Champ a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Champ currently ranks #4,223 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.