Chauncey

Boy name

Chauncey has been given to 10,193 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1981.

Meaning & origin

From the Norman name based on several locations in France called Chancé. See Old French chance.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,193

Peak year

1981 (188 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -58%

Gender split

5% girls / 95% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Chauncey.

9,971 babies since 1915

9,808 babies since 1944

9,791 babies since 1945

9,577 babies since 1926

10,916 babies since 1947

9,371 babies since 1945

11,063 babies since 1966

8,976 babies since 1889

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