Chuck
Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Chuck
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Chuck
American parents first put Chuck on the record books as a baby boy name in 1914, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 1,285 Chucks were born — ranking #217 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Chucks. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18K Chucks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Chuck
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chuck. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Chuck
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About the name Chuck
Chuck is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Chuck's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #217. Use the chart and map above to compare Chuck'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.