Chancy
Chancy is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The westernmost point of the country is located there.
Meaning & Origin of Chancy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chancy is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. The westernmost point of the country is located there.
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Origin & history
The Story of Chancy
As a girl name
Chancy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 17 Chancys were born — ranking #5,287 that year. As of 2026, Chancy ranks #16,513 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 209 Chancys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chancy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 26 Chancys were born — ranking #1,913 that year. As of 2026, Chancy ranks #10,791 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 649 Chancys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chancy
Chancy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 649 births in the dataset. Chancy's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #1,913. Use the chart and map above to compare Chancy'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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