Chancie
The first generation (generation I) of the Pokémon franchise features the original 151 fictional species of monsters introduced to the core video game series in the 1996 Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red, Green and Blue. Later, Pokémon Yellow and Blue were released in Japan.
Meaning & Origin of Chancie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The first generation (generation I) of the Pokémon franchise features the original 151 fictional species of monsters introduced to the core video game series in the 1996 Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red, Green and Blue. Later, Pokémon Yellow and Blue were released in Japan.
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The Story of Chancie
As a girl name
Chancie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 15 Chancies were born — ranking #5,949 that year. As of 2026, Chancie ranks #14,962 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 191 Chancies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chancie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 6 Chancies were born — ranking #3,867 that year. As of 2026, Chancie ranks #6,723 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Chancies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Chancie
Chancie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 191 births in the dataset. Chancie's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #5,949. Use the chart and map above to compare Chancie'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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