Unisex name · since 1883
Chancey
1,228 babies named Chancey in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,228
- born since 1883
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,228 babies have been named Chancey since 1883, making it today's #9733 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chancey has been recorded 1,228 times among boys since 1883, currently ranked #9733 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #4,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,733 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,228 born since 1883
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chancey ranks #4,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,733 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,228 born since 1883, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,228
- born since 1883
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chancey's 1,228 recorded births place it above 90.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chancey compares
1,228 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chancey's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chancey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,228 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chancey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chancey's full recorded timeline at 1974, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chancey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Chancey popularity over time - girls
505 total births recorded since 1916 (Chancey as girls' name)
Chancey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (277 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Chancey's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Chancey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1910s 85
1910s
85 births
- 1920s 100
1920s
100 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
199 births
- 1980s
1980s
277 births
- 1990s
1990s
196 births
- 2000s 102
2000s
102 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 277 births (23% of all-time use).
How Chancey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chancey's total volume
Chancey by state
Where Chancey concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
11 of 1,228 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Chancey's data
- Chancey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chanceys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chancey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chancey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.