Chauncey · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Chauncey, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	290
1881	258
1882	150
1883	287
1884	184
1885	232
1886	190
1887	276
1888	199
1889	262
1890	333
1891	267
1892	311
1893	205
1894	242
1895	247
1896	167
1897	177
1898	171
1899	169
1900	146
1901	113
1902	179
1903	193
1904	172
1905	128
1906	128
1907	95
1908	84
1909	98
1910	165
1911	75
1912	102
1913	82
1914	84
1915	82
1916	76
1917	82
1918	75
1919	69
1920	69
1921	76
1922	76
1923	62
1924	59
1925	58
1926	62
1927	56
1928	53
1929	47
1930	57
1931	53
1932	62
1933	49
1934	37
1935	50
1936	44
1937	39
1938	41
1939	33
1940	26
1941	31
1942	37
1943	20
1944	24
1945	30
1946	25
1947	24
1948	25
1949	25
1950	27
1951	36
1952	25
1953	30
1954	34
1955	34
1956	24
1957	30
1958	33
1959	29
1960	28
1961	39
1962	37
1963	41
1964	38
1965	33
1966	45
1967	37
1968	49
1969	39
1970	53
1971	44
1972	50
1973	60
1974	72
1975	77
1976	53
1977	68
1978	96
1979	88
1980	89
1981	97
1982	88
1983	79
1984	81
1985	68
1986	70
1987	66
1988	64
1989	65
1990	58
1991	49
1992	54
1993	46
1994	58
1995	59
1996	61
1997	78
1998	77
1999	56
2000	54
2001	52
2002	41
2003	50
2004	62
2005	62
2006	54
2007	53
2008	54
2009	48
2010	43
2011	47
2012	35
2013	35
2014	39
2015	29
2016	19
2017	24
2018	29
2019	25
2020	21
2021	21
2022	18
2023	18
2024	25
2025	13

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Chauncey isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 23
Rank in 2025: #4,396
How rare: 1 in 74,264 boys
Since 1880: 9,685

Most popular in 1890, at 333 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 53% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.