Unisex name · since 1880
Chauncey
Chauncey has 9,685 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,685
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
9,685 babies have been named Chauncey since 1880, making it today's #4397 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Chauncey recorded 9,685 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #4397 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,397 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,685 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chauncey ranks #1,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,685 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,685
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chauncey's 9,685 recorded births place it above 97.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Chauncey compares
9,685 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Chauncey's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chauncey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,685 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 173 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chauncey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chauncey splits its recorded history at 1953: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1901 (12 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 173 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chauncey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 173
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Chauncey popularity over time - girls
508 total births recorded since 1917 (Chauncey as girls' name)
Chauncey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,410 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Chauncey's strongest decade.
1,410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Chauncey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 253
1880s
253 births
- 1890s 261
1890s
261 births
- 1900s 178
1900s
178 births
- 1910s 548
1910s
548 births
- 1920s
1920s
682 births
- 1930s 492
1930s
492 births
- 1940s 393
1940s
393 births
- 1950s
1950s
611 births
- 1960s
1960s
738 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,086 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,410 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,159 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,061 births
- 2010s
2010s
611 births
- 2020s 202
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,410 births (15% of all-time use).
How Chauncey 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 Chauncey's total volume
Chauncey by state
Where Chauncey concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 612 | 6.3% |
| #2 | California | | 397 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 394 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 304 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 284 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 281 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 278 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 219 | 2.3% |
612 of 9,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Chauncey appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chauncey's data
- Chauncey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,410 total births); usage has since declined to 202 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chaunceys (612 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chauncey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Chauncey 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.