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Chauncey

Pronounced CH AO1 N S IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1981
  • 145 years in use
  • 1 spelling
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How popular is Chauncey?

Chauncey is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 11,459 children — the 1,017th most common boys' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 449 births across the past decade, against a peak of 205 in a single year. That peak was in 1981.

Chauncy is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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1981Boys: 205Girls: 15

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Chauncey and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Chauncy

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
CH AO1 N S IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Chauncey

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Chauncey

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Chauncey?
Chauncey ranks 1,017th among boys' names in US records, with 11,459 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 449.
Is Chauncey a unisex name?
No. Chauncey is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Chauncey most popular?
1981, when 205 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Chauncey spelled?
Chauncy. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.