Is Chauncey a boy or girl name?
Chauncey is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 42 boys were named Chauncey, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5% of the 10,169 US babies named Chauncey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,951
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Chauncey since 1880
- 10,169
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 188 babies
Boys and girls named Chauncey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 253 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 548 | 6 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 682 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 492 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 393 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 611 | 16 | 2.6% |
| 1960s | 739 | 22 | 2.9% |
| 1970s | 1,086 | 90 | 7.7% |
| 1980s | 1,410 | 167 | 10.6% |
| 1990s | 1,159 | 153 | 11.7% |
| 2000s | 1,061 | 44 | 4% |
| 2010s | 610 | 10 | 1.6% |
| 2020s | 178 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,951 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,549 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,190 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,080 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 53 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,173 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,360 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 75 | #1,924 | 5 | #17,123 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,047 | 5 | #17,102 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,075 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 89 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 83 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 111 | #1,478 | 5 | #18,105 |
| 2007 | 111 | #1,450 | 5 | #18,196 |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 123 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 123 | #1,231 | 9 | #10,870 |
| 2003 | 99 | #1,367 | 6 | #14,221 |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,545 | 7 | #12,481 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,287 | 12 | #8,296 |
| 2000 | 107 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,194 | 7 | #11,616 |
| 1998 | 147 | #950 | 12 | #7,638 |
| 1997 | 147 | #923 | 12 | #7,360 |
| 1996 | 116 | #1,050 | 10 | #8,273 |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,054 | 5 | #13,833 |
| 1994 | 112 | #1,053 | 23 | #4,401 |
| 1993 | 91 | #1,169 | 17 | #5,464 |
| 1992 | 108 | #1,055 | 26 | #3,987 |
| 1991 | 99 | #1,097 | 16 | #5,716 |
| 1990 | 119 | #952 | 25 | #4,028 |
| 1989 | 131 | #879 | 23 | #4,143 |
| 1988 | 122 | #859 | 18 | #4,686 |
| 1987 | 124 | #839 | 15 | #5,111 |
| 1986 | 128 | #803 | 19 | #4,219 |
| 1985 | 125 | #795 | 16 | #4,663 |
| 1984 | 147 | #720 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1983 | 142 | #725 | 10 | #6,296 |
| 1982 | 159 | #687 | 22 | #3,668 |
| 1981 | 173 | #648 | 15 | #4,770 |
| 1980 | 159 | #687 | 13 | #5,284 |
| 1979 | 151 | #696 | 10 | #6,268 |
| 1978 | 158 | #666 | 13 | #4,976 |
| 1977 | 111 | #809 | 11 | #5,574 |
| 1976 | 83 | #912 | 9 | #6,124 |
| 1975 | 120 | #759 | 10 | #5,595 |
| 1974 | 113 | #762 | 9 | #5,838 |
| 1973 | 94 | #818 | 7 | #6,780 |
| 1972 | 81 | #890 | 7 | #6,666 |
| 1971 | 77 | #928 | 5 | #8,523 |
| 1970 | 98 | #818 | 9 | #5,462 |
| 1969 | 70 | #912 | 6 | #6,751 |
| 1968 | 86 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 64 | #900 | 6 | #6,125 |
| 1966 | 80 | #813 | 5 | #6,720 |
| 1965 | 62 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 75 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 83 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 77 | #861 | 5 | #6,716 |
| 1961 | 82 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 60 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 61 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 71 | #895 | 6 | #5,503 |
| 1957 | 65 | #939 | 5 | #6,209 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 70 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 70 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 59 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 49 | #1,031 | 5 | #5,679 |
| 1951 | 67 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 48 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 44 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 44 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 43 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,007 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 51 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 37 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 45 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 42 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 46 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 52 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 49 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 65 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 55 | #861 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 63 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 51 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 59 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 63 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 69 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 65 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 67 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 68 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 83 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 84 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 73 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 68 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 76 | #737 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 76 | #694 | 6 | #4,183 |
| 1916 | 68 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 70 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 55 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 42 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 44 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 17 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 32 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 16 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 14 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 17 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 17 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 22 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 21 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 29 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 28 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 23 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 38 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 27 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 37 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 29 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 24 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 28 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 21 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 25 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 21 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 30 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 17 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 26 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 32 | #292 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chauncey reached #284 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #3,668 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.