Chuck is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chuck means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chuck across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chuck has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chuck is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “free man”. A pet form of Charles.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 17,871 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chuck per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 1961 (1,285/yr).
Chuck has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1961, when it ranked #465 nationally (given to 1,285 babies that year).
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