Chauncey
Chauncey is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name "Chauncey" include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Chauncey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chauncey is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name "Chauncey" include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Chauncey
Chauncey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 32 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1981: 173 births, good for #647 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,170 among baby boy names with 38 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 10K Chaunceys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Chauncey
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Names that sound like Chauncey
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About the name Chauncey
Chauncey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Chauncey's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #282. Use the chart and map above to compare Chauncey'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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