Chung vs Chuck

Side-by-side comparison of Chung and Chuck — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Chung

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Name B

Chuck

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Metric Chung Chuck
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 198 17,864
Peak Year 1982 1961
Peak Year Births 17 1,285
Peak Decade 1980ss 1960ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1942 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Chung Chuck
1910ss — 24
1920ss — 193
1930ss — 663
1940ss 5 2,349
1950ss — 4,113
1960ss — 7,615
1970ss 42 1,880
1980ss 104 576
1990ss 47 225
2000ss — 112
2010ss — 87
2020ss — 27

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chung Chuck
2014 — 13
2015 — 16
2016 — 12
2017 — 8
2018 — 9
2019 — 8
2020 — 5
2021 — 6
2022 — 10
2023 — 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1942–1996.

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