Recorded 1978–2012 Unisex name Peak 1991 191 births

Chancie — unisex name

191 babies named Chancie in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s661990s872000s182010s6

The verdict

191 girls have been named Chancie since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.

191
total births
1978–2012
years on record
1990s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Chancie was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Chancie in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chancie

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Chancie between 1978 and 2012, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chancie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year. Chancie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 27 additional births since 1918.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chancie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chancie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chancie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 191 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chancie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

191

Since 1978

35 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1978

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2012

Chancie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1978

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 201220031996199319901987198419801978 5

Chancie popularity over time — boys

27 total births recorded since 1918 (Chancie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
4.555.566.5 19861949192519241918 5

Chancie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
87 births that decade — 46% of Chancie's all-time total
1970s141980s661990s872000s182010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chancie?
191 babies have been named Chancie since 1978. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Chancie most popular?
Chancie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Is Chancie a unisex name?
Yes, Chancie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 191 births, and as a boy's name it has 27 births.
How long has the name Chancie been used?
Chancie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 35 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Chancie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.