# Chuck (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/chuck/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /t͡ʃʌk/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | Chuckie, Chucky |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 17,871 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 17,871 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | 7,792 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12,586 |
| 2012 | 9 | 8,282 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,841 |
| 2014 | 13 | 6,367 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5,555 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6,799 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9,012 |
| 2018 | 9 | 8,289 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,055 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12,400 |
| 2021 | 6 | 11,052 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7,865 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11,087 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8,381 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Чък
- Greek: Τσακ

## People named Chuck

- Chuck Norris, American martial artist and action actor (1940–2026)
- Chuck Palahniuk, American novelist, essayist
- Chuck Schumer, American politician (born 1950)
- Chuck McCann, American voice actor and comedian (1934-2018)
- Chuck Hagel, American soldier and politician
- Chuck Jones, American animator and filmmaker (1912–2002)
- Chuck Connors, American athlete and actor (1921–1992)
- Chuck Feeney, American businessman
- Chuck Russell, American director, producer, and screenwriter (1952–2026)
- Chuck Daly, American basketball coach
- Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Chuck Mangione, American jazz musician (1940–2025)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.