Boys' name · peaked in 1961
Chuck name popularity since 1925
17,785 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Chuck. Half of them were born in 1961 or earlier, so the typical Chuck is about 65 years old in 2026. Chuck peaked in 1961 as the #217 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,785
- Named Chuck, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #8,381 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 17,785 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 1.97× its national share
Peak year is the year Chuck made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Chuck births per year, 1925–2025
1961 was the biggest year for Chuck both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1946 and 1951, Chuck's share of baby boys fell by 62%, from 1 in 4,860 to 1 in 12,900.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, it became 7.8× more common, from 1 in 13,700 baby boys to 1 in 1,750.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Chuck's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Chuck.
Decade by decade
Babies named Chuck in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 131 | – |
| 1930s | 663 | #742 |
| 1940s | 2,349 | #380 |
| 1950s | 4,113 | #511 |
| 1960s | 7,614 | #312 |
| 1970s | 1,879 | #559 |
| 1980s | 576 | #1,258 |
| 1990s | 225 | #4,554 |
| 2000s | 112 | #7,749 |
| 2010s | 87 | #5,555 |
| 2020–25 | 36 | #8,381 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
60.9% of babies named Chuck from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Chuck is most popular
The index compares Chuck's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Chuck.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.97× | 487 |
| Oklahoma | 1.77× | 340 |
| Michigan | 1.60× | 903 |
| Ohio | 1.58× | 1,073 |
| Illinois | 1.42× | 1,026 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Chuck's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Chuck.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Chuck (1961).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data