Boys' name · since 1914
Chuck
17,871 babies named Chuck in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,871
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chuck currently ranks #8292 among boys' names in America, with 17,871 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Chuck recorded 17,871 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #8292 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #880 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,292 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,871 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chuck ranks #880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,292 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,871 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,292 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,871
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chuck's 17,871 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chuck compares
17,871 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Chuck's all-time total is 48x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chuck | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,871 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,285 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chuck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chuck splits its recorded history at 1970: 16% of all births land in the more recent half, 84% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 1,285 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chuck popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 1,285
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Chuck by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (7,614 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Chuck's strongest decade.
7,614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chuck births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s 193
1920s
193 births
- 1930s 663
1930s
663 births
- 1940s 2,349
1940s
2,349 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,113 births
- 1960s
1960s
7,614 births
- 1970s 1,879
1970s
1,879 births
- 1980s 576
1980s
576 births
- 1990s 225
1990s
225 births
- 2000s 112
2000s
112 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 7,614 births (43% of all-time use).
How Chuck 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 Chuck's total volume
Chuck by state
Where Chuck concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,191 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,073 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,026 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 995 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 903 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 518 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Washington | | 487 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 471 | 2.6% |
2,191 of 17,871 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Chuck appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chuck's data
- Chuck's decade-level peak was the 1960s (7,614 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chucks (2,191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chuck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Chuck 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.