Chancey
Chancey is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Meaning & Origin of Chancey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chancey is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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The Story of Chancey
As a girl name
American parents first put Chancey on the record books as a girl name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 25 Chanceys were born — ranking #4,057 that year. About 36% of every Chancey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chancey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 505 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chancey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 53 births, good for #1,229 nationwide. About 23% of every Chancey on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Chancey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chancey
Chancey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Chancey's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #1,229. Use the chart and map above to compare Chancey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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