How Many People Are Named Chancey?
An estimated 1,388 people in the United States have the first name Chancey. It is used for both genders, with 70.7% male. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Chancey peaked in popularity in 1978 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chancey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chancey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,388
About 1 in 246,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
70.7% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1978
69 births
Total Registered
1,726
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chancey
Chancey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (70.7%) and females (29.3%). Out of 1,726 total births registered, 1,221 were male and 505 were female.
Chancey as a male name
Ranked #7,836 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (53 births)
Chancey as a female name
Ranked #11,284 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (25 births)
Chancey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chancey span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 418 babies were registered. Chancey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chancey by Decade
How has Chancey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chancey by State
Birth registrations for Chancey span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Michigan, Tennessee. The lowest are in Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee. On average, about 8 Chanceys were registered per state.
Chancey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chancey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chancey
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Chancey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chancey?
We estimate approximately 1,388 people named Chancey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 246,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Chancey a common name?
Chancey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,726 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chancey most popular?
Chancey reached peak popularity in 1978, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chancey is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chancey a male name?
Chancey is predominantly male. 70.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chancey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chancey Smith, Chancey Johnson, Chancey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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