Chuck

#8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births

Peak · boys
1961 · 1,285 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
17,871
since 1914

Chuck over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Chuck has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #217, 1961boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#8,2439
2024—
2023#10,8216
2022#7,76810
2021#10,7996
2020#12,0225
2019#8,8898
2018#8,1549
2017#8,8408
2016#6,72612
2015#5,50716
2014#6,30713
2013#9,6557
2012#8,1589
2011—
2010#12,2315
2009#7,69210
2008#9,8717
2007#5,66115
2006#6,90411
2005#7,6409
2004#11,3565
2003#7,2459
2002#5,72512
2001#4,47617
2000#4,38917
1999#5,31712
1998#4,19716
1997#3,45520
1996#3,40620
1995#4,50813
1994#3,21521
1993#2,45530
1992#2,36231
1991#2,68325
1990#2,01237
1989#1,99336
1988#1,46752
1987#1,50647
1986#1,41949
1985#1,25858
1984#1,21457
1983#1,09566
1982#1,01380
1981#1,10168
1980#1,14563
1979#98481
1978#860100
1977#728137
1976#666151
1975#559209
1974#607175
1973#581186
1972#526226
1971#491268
1970#439346
1969#390408
1968#404364
1967#394373
1966#358435
1965#312592
1964#274794
1963#247973
1962#2291,117
1961#2171,285
1960#2181,273
1959#2241,221
1958#259905
1957#304629
1956#413341
1955#511206
1954#605149
1953#557161
1952#569150
1951#566146
1950#466205
1949#419265
1948#378325
1947#363356
1946#355334
1945#380245
1944#422207
1943#460187
1942#470173
1941#510134
1940#524123
1939#62987
1938#577103
1937#58198
1936#69073
1935#74168
1934#71673
1933#86951
1932#93748
1931#1,25330
1930#1,25932
1929#1,37827
1928#1,27232
1927#1,40728
1926#1,27832
1925#2,43512
1924#2,04316
1923#2,61411
1922#2,48612
1921#2,63211
1920#2,45912
1919#2,66510
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1916#3,5166
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1914#2,4578
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First appearance
1914

The first year at least five boys were named Chuck! It came in at #2,457, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1915, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Chuck is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedNHWashington: #157 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 985 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedIDMontana: #165 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 959 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #195 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,152 boysMNIllinois: #217 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 2,035 boysILWisconsin: #162 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,665 boysWIMichigan: #186 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,593 boysMINew York: #377 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 5,833 boysNYMassachusetts: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,207 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedRIOregon: #156 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 936 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #184 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,291 boysSDIowa: #219 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,341 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,028 boysINOhio: #191 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,658 boysOHPennsylvania: #260 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,735 boysPANew Jersey: #207 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,258 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #223 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,747 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedUTColorado: #185 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,223 boysCONebraska: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,621 boysNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,519 boysMOKentucky: #236 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,995 boysKYWest Virginia: #219 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,955 boysWVVirginia: #359 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,348 boysVAMaryland: #265 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,212 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,712 boysAZNew Mexico: #227 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,426 boysNMKansas: #262 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,341 boysKSArkansas: #298 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,822 boysARTennessee: #225 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,912 boysTNNorth Carolina: #285 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,624 boysNCSouth Carolina: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,902 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #199 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,314 boysOKLouisiana: #434 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,746 boysLAMississippi: #313 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,003 boysMSAlabama: #256 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,912 boysALGeorgia: #236 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,730 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Chuck, so not publishedHITexas: #403 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,606 boysTXFlorida: #249 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,846 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#156 · 1 in 936
  2. Washington#157 · 1 in 985
  3. Wisconsin#162 · 1 in 1,665
  4. Montana#165 · 1 in 959
  5. South Dakota#184 · 1 in 1,291

Best ever in a state: #97 in Wyoming, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#156181 in 936
Washington#157321 in 985
Wisconsin#162281 in 1,665
Montana#16581 in 959
South Dakota#18461 in 1,291
Colorado#185171 in 1,223
Michigan#186621 in 1,593
Ohio#191691 in 1,658
Minnesota#195191 in 2,152
Missouri#198321 in 1,519
Oklahoma#199181 in 1,314
New Jersey#207271 in 2,258
Indiana#211271 in 2,028
Illinois#217561 in 2,035
Iowa#219131 in 2,341
West Virginia#219111 in 1,955
California#2231001 in 1,747
Tennessee#225211 in 1,912
New Mexico#22791 in 1,426
Georgia#236281 in 1,730
Kentucky#236181 in 1,995
Massachusetts#240111 in 5,207
Florida#249281 in 1,846
Nebraska#25461 in 2,621
Alabama#256201 in 1,912
Arizona#25991 in 1,712
Pennsylvania#260331 in 3,735
Kansas#262101 in 2,341
Maryland#265101 in 3,212
North Carolina#285201 in 2,624
Arkansas#29871 in 2,822
South Carolina#301101 in 2,902
Mississippi#31391 in 3,003
Virginia#359101 in 4,348
New York#377311 in 5,833
Texas#403341 in 3,606
Louisiana#43491 in 4,746
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chuck
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 3,779 spots since 2020 (#12,022 → #8,243)
  • 2,736 spots since 2015 (#5,507 → #8,243)
  • Biggest jump: 316 spots in 1932 (#1,253 → #937)
  • Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1980 (#984 → #1,145)
Rise & fade · boys
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1914
  • Peaked 1961 at #217 (1,285 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1932–1979
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,653
  • Highest: 1 in 1,653 boys born in 1961 were named Chuck (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 189,786 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 42.6% of all boys named Chuck (7,614) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s24#2,457 (1914)#2,879
1920s193#1,272 (1928)#2,000
1930s663#577 (1938)#825
1940s2,349#355 (1946)#428
1950s4,113#224 (1959)#447
1960s7,614#217 (1961)#304
1970s1,879#439 (1970)#644
1980s576#1,013 (1982)#1,321
1990s225#2,012 (1990)#3,361
2000s112#4,389 (2000)#7,096
2010s87#5,507 (2015)#8,274
2020s36#7,768 (2022)#9,931

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chuck in 1958

boys
#259
905 births · 1 in 2,345 boys

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #259Chuck905
More about 1958

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,345 of them was named Chuck, which outranked 94.2% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chuck
  1. #256Derek917
  2. #256Terrance917
  3. #258Matt907
  4. #259Chuck905
  5. #260Carlton887
  6. #261Ben878
  7. #262Benny873
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →