How Many People Are Named Chuck?
people named Chuck are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 26,433 people in the US has this name
Based on 17,871 babies named Chuck in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,285 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of CHARLES. It originated in America in the early 20th century. Two famous bearers of this name were pilot Chuck Yeager (1923-), the first man to travel faster than the speed of sound, and the musician Chuck Berry (1926-), one of the pioneers of rock music.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chuck in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chuck alive today is about 61 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 57 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chuck first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1961, to 1,285 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chuck has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #217, in 1961. In 2025 it ranked #8,377.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,377 |
| Best rank | #217 (1961) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #283 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chuck alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chuck were born in California than in any other state: about 1,524 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chuck was given 2.2 times as often in Washington, 1.9 times in Oklahoma and 1.7 times in California.
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