Meaning and history
Chang can represent several unrelated East Asian names. In Chinese it may be a surname or a given name written with characters such as 昌, “flourishing,” 常, “constant,” or 长 or 長, “long” or “to grow”; pronunciation and tone vary by character and dialect. In Korean, Chang is a romanization of 장, which may likewise represent several hanja. The Latin spelling alone cannot establish meaning, gender, or whether the element is a family or personal name.
In 2006, 6 babies were recorded with the name Chang, ranking #10,662 among boys.