Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Chauncey

#1,165 most common boys' name of all time · #2,770 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,165
Rank overall
#2,770 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,193
Since 2016
379
Peak year
1981 #647
Best rank
#285 1890
Girls Boys peak 188/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Chauncey is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 23 23 #4,397
2024 — 43 43 #2,916
2023 — 30 30 #3,712
2022 — 32 32 #3,536
2021 — 37 37 #3,182
2020 — 37 37 #3,076
2019 — 44 44 #2,811
2018 — 53 53 #2,446
2017 — 44 44 #2,756
2016 — 36 36 #3,161
2015 — 55 55 #2,355
2014 5 75 80 #1,923
2013 5 66 71 #2,044
2012 — 66 66 #2,067
2011 — 89 89 #1,676
2010 — 83 83 #1,778
2009 — 95 95 #1,654
2008 5 111 116 #1,478
2007 5 111 116 #1,448
2006 — 110 110 #1,417
2005 — 123 123 #1,267
2004 9 123 132 #1,231
2003 6 99 105 #1,364
2002 7 80 87 #1,543
2001 12 102 114 #1,287
2000 — 107 107 #1,242
1999 7 107 114 #1,194
1998 12 147 159 #950
1997 12 147 159 #924
1996 10 116 126 #1,051
1995 5 113 118 #1,056
1994 23 112 135 #1,053
1993 17 91 108 #1,168
1992 26 108 134 #1,056
1991 16 99 115 #1,096
1990 25 119 144 #950
1989 23 131 154 #879
1988 18 122 140 #859
1987 15 124 139 #836
1986 19 128 147 #804
1985 16 125 141 #796
1984 16 147 163 #719
1983 10 142 152 #725
1982 22 159 181 #686
1981 15 173 188 #647
1980 13 159 172 #687
1979 10 151 161 #696
1978 13 158 171 #666
1977 11 111 122 #809
1976 9 83 92 #913
1975 10 120 130 #759
1974 9 113 122 #762
1973 7 94 101 #818
1972 7 81 88 #889
1971 5 77 82 #928
1970 9 98 107 #819
1969 6 70 76 #911
1968 — 86 86 #800
1967 6 64 70 #901
1966 5 80 85 #813
1965 — 62 62 #934
1964 — 75 75 #881
1963 — 83 83 #830
1962 5 77 82 #863
1961 — 82 82 #846
1960 — 59 59 #999
1959 — 61 61 #987
1958 6 71 77 #892
1957 5 65 70 #936
1956 — 51 51 #1,056
1955 — 70 70 #887
1954 — 70 70 #876
1953 — 59 59 #932
1952 5 49 54 #1,029
1951 — 67 67 #853
1950 — 48 48 #1,007
1949 — 44 44 #1,064
1948 — 44 44 #1,063
1947 — 43 43 #1,108
1946 — 41 41 #1,078
1945 — 40 40 #1,007
1944 — 33 33 #1,154
1943 — 29 29 #1,281
1942 — 51 51 #929
1941 — 38 38 #1,053
1940 — 30 30 #1,229
1939 — 37 37 #1,053
1938 — 45 45 #940
1937 — 42 42 #969
1936 — 46 46 #907
1935 — 52 52 #873
1934 — 38 38 #1,060
1933 — 49 49 #885
1932 — 65 65 #787
1931 — 55 55 #860
1930 — 63 63 #815
1929 — 51 51 #940
1928 — 59 59 #862
1927 — 63 63 #849
1926 — 69 69 #784
1925 — 65 65 #825
1924 — 67 67 #824
1923 — 68 68 #816
1922 — 83 83 #717
1921 — 84 84 #716
1920 — 73 73 #778
1919 — 68 68 #783
1918 — 76 76 #733
1917 6 76 82 #694
1916 — 68 68 #735
1915 — 70 70 #699
1914 — 55 55 #687
1913 — 42 42 #712
1912 — 44 44 #623
1911 — 17 17 #795
1910 — 32 32 #493
1909 — 16 16 #681
1908 — 13 13 #750
1907 — 14 14 #706
1906 — 17 17 #572
1905 — 17 17 #578
1904 — 22 22 #455
1903 — 23 23 #416
1902 — 22 22 #447
1901 — 12 12 #603
1900 — 22 22 #495
1899 — 18 18 #440
1898 — 21 21 #438
1897 — 20 20 #428
1896 — 20 20 #440
1895 — 29 29 #343
1894 — 28 28 #340
1893 — 23 23 #373
1892 — 38 38 #302
1891 — 27 27 #328
1890 — 37 37 #285
1889 — 29 29 #324
1888 — 24 24 #379
1887 — 28 28 #314
1886 — 21 21 #384
1885 — 25 25 #346
1884 — 21 21 #388
1883 — 30 30 #300
1882 — 17 17 #437
1881 — 26 26 #320
1880 — 32 32 #292