The first name Chauncey

Chauncey last appeared in the official list in 1999, given to 3 boys.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Chauncey with other names.

In 2025, 23 boys born in the United States were named Chauncey, the 4,422nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 173 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Nicknames for Chauncey

• Chance

• Chauncey Billups
  American basketball player and coach, born 1976
• Sarah Chauncey Woolsey
  American writer (1835–1905)
• Chauncey Leopardi
  American actor, born 1981
• Chauncey Depew
  American politician (1834–1928)
• Chauncey Sparks
  American politician (1884-1968)
• Chauncey Wright
  American philosopher and mathematician (1830–1875)
• Chauncey Goodrich
  American lawyer and politician from Connecticut (1759-1815)
• Chauncey Beadle
  Canadian botanist (1866-1950)
• Chauncey Olcott
  American actor and musician (1858–1932)
• Chauncey Fitch Cleveland
  American politician (1799-1887)
• Chance M. Vought
  American aviation pioneer (1890–1930)

What does the name Chauncey mean?

From the Norman name based on several locations in France called Chancé. See Old French chance.

How popular is the name Chauncey?

In 1999, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Chauncey, ranking 2,943rd.

What are nicknames for Chauncey?

Common nicknames for Chauncey include Chance.

Is Chauncey a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 95% of the 10,193 US babies named Chauncey since 1880 were boys.

When was Chauncey most popular?

1981 in the United States, when 173 babies were named Chauncey, its highest rank at 648th.

Is Chauncey also a surname?

Yes. Chauncey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.