Boy or Girl

Is Chuck a boy or girl name?

Chuck was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 17,864 US babies named Chuck were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Chuck since 1914
17,864
Most popular year
1961
1,285 babies
Babies named Chuck each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Chuck from 1914 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05001,0001,5002,000192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Chuck, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s2400%
1920s19300%
1930s66300%
1940s2,34900%
1950s4,11300%
1960s7,61500%
1970s1,88000%
1980s57600%
1990s22500%
2000s11200%
2010s8700%
2020s2700%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20236#11,0750–
202210#7,8610–
20216#11,0440–
20205#12,3920–
20198#9,0540–
20189#8,2860–
20178#9,0090–
201612#6,7960–
201516#5,5540–
201413#6,3640–
20137#9,8400–
20129#8,2800–
20110–0–
20105#12,5840–
200910#7,7900–
20087#10,0570–
200715#5,6940–
200611#6,9930–
20059#7,7480–
20045#11,6680–
20039#7,3390–
200212#5,7860–
200117#4,5140–
200017#4,4280–
199912#5,3640–
199816#4,2330–
199720#3,4740–
199620#3,4170–
199513#4,5540–
199421#3,2340–
199330#2,4620–
199231#2,3700–
199125#2,6950–
199037#2,0170–
198936#1,9970–
198852#1,4680–
198747#1,5080–
198649#1,4190–
198558#1,2580–
198456#1,2270–
198366#1,0950–
198280#1,0140–
198168#1,1010–
198064#1,1360–
197981#9860–
1978100#8590–
1977137#7290–
1976152#6650–
1975209#5590–
1974175#6060–
1973186#5820–
1972226#5260–
1971268#4910–
1970346#4390–
1969408#3900–
1968364#4040–
1967373#3940–
1966435#3580–
1965592#3120–
1964794#2740–
1963973#2470–
19621,118#2290–
19611,285#2170–
19601,273#2180–
19591,221#2240–
1958905#2590–
1957629#3040–
1956341#4130–
1955206#5110–
1954149#6050–
1953161#5580–
1952150#5700–
1951146#5660–
1950205#4660–
1949265#4190–
1948325#3780–
1947356#3630–
1946334#3560–
1945245#3800–
1944207#4220–
1943187#4600–
1942173#4700–
1941134#5100–
1940123#5240–
193987#6290–
1938103#5770–
193798#5810–
193673#6920–
193568#7420–
193473#7160–
193351#8690–
193248#9400–
193130#1,2580–
193032#1,2620–
192927#1,3860–
192832#1,2730–
192728#1,4120–
192632#1,2820–
192512#2,4600–
192416#2,0610–
192311#2,6490–
192212#2,5130–
192111#2,6610–
192012#2,4820–
191910#2,7060–
19180–0–
19170–0–
19166#3,5750–
19150–0–
19148#2,4840–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Chuck reached #217 in 1961. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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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.