How Many People Are Named Chuck?
An estimated 13,835 people in the United States have the first name Chuck. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Chuck peaked in popularity in 1961 with 1,285 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chuck 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 Chuck paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
13,835
About 1 in 24,774 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1961
1,285 births
Total Registered
17,864
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chuck
Chuck is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 17,864 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chuck as a male name
Ranked #11,075 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1961 (1,285 births)
Chuck: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chuck span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 7,615 babies were registered. Chuck has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chuck by Decade
How has Chuck 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.
Chuck by State
Birth registrations for Chuck span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Illinois. The lowest are in Maine, Nevada, Alaska. On average, about 318 Chucks were registered per state.
Chuck + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chuck as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chuck
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Chuck: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chuck?
We estimate approximately 13,835 people named Chuck 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 24,774 Americans share this first name.
Is Chuck a common name?
Chuck is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,864 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chuck most popular?
Chuck reached peak popularity in 1961, when 1,285 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chuck is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chuck a male name?
Chuck is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chuck Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chuck Smith, Chuck Johnson, Chuck 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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