Is Chauncy a boy or girl name?

Chauncy is a boy’s name. Of the 1,290 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.6% were girls and 97.4% were boys.

Chauncy

Recorded 1883–2024 · United States

Chauncy was most popular in 1980, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,761 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,290 people named Chauncy.

Chauncy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chauncy’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chauncy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chauncy is a boy’s name — 2.6% of the 1,290 Americans given it were girls and 97.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org