Chauncey
Chauncey was the 4422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 284th; the most babies were born in 1981 (173). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,062 places. More babies were named Chauncey in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,422 boys, down 1,341 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981173 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,193babies recorded
Chauncey popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 508 since 1917.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,422 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,081 | 37 |
| 2010 | #1,782 | 83 |
| 2000 | #1,241 | 107 |
| 1990 | #952 | 119 |
| 1980 | #687 | 159 |
| 1970 | #818 | 98 |
| 1960 | #998 | 59 |
| 1950 | #1,009 | 48 |
| 1940 | #1,231 | 30 |
| 1930 | #815 | 63 |
| 1920 | #776 | 73 |
| 1910 | #492 | 32 |
| 1900 | #493 | 22 |
| 1890 | #284 | 37 |
| 1880 | #292 | 32 |
How popular is Chauncey, counting every spelling?
Chauncey is the most common spelling of a name family that had 23 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 23 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey | 23 | #4,422 | 165 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chauncey?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chauncey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chauncey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chauncey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chauncey?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Chauncey are alive today, with a median age of 39; half are between 24 and 52. That makes Chauncey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chauncey by state
How common Chauncey was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Chauncey
How popular is the name Chauncey?
Chauncey was the 4422nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1890, when it ranked 284th; the most babies were born in 1981 (173). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,062 places. More babies were named Chauncey in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Chauncey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chauncey in the US.
Where is Chauncey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chauncey was most common in Georgia (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.