Chuck
Chuck was the 8381st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 217th with 1,285 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,826 places. More babies were named Chuck in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,381 boys, up 4,019 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19611,285 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,871babies recorded
Chuck popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,381 | 9 |
| 2020 | #12,400 | 5 |
| 2010 | #12,586 | 5 |
| 2000 | #4,429 | 17 |
| 1990 | #2,018 | 37 |
| 1980 | #1,147 | 63 |
| 1970 | #439 | 346 |
| 1960 | #218 | 1,273 |
| 1950 | #466 | 205 |
| 1940 | #524 | 123 |
| 1930 | #1,262 | 32 |
| 1920 | #2,482 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chuck, counting every spelling?
Chuck has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Chuck?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chuck (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chuck 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 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chuck.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chuck?
About 12,700 people born in the US named Chuck are alive today, with a median age of 64; half are between 58 and 67. That makes Chuck a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chuck: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chuck, they share its era and feel.
Chuck is also a nickname for Charles and Charlie.
Questions about the name Chuck
How popular is the name Chuck?
Chuck was the 8381st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 217th with 1,285 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,826 places. More babies were named Chuck in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Chuck a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Chuck in the US.