Meaning and history
Chuck is a diminutive of Charles that originated in America in the early 20th century. Notable bearers include pilot Chuck Yeager (1923–2020), the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound, and musician Chuck Berry (1926–2017), one of the pioneers of rock music.
20062006: 11 births, rank #6,904
2007: 15 births, rank #5,661
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 10 births, rank #7,692
2010: 5 births, rank #12,231
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 9 births, rank #8,158
2013: 7 births, rank #9,655
2014: 13 births, rank #6,307
2015: 16 births, rank #5,507
20162016: 12 births, rank #6,726
2017: 8 births, rank #8,840
2018: 9 births, rank #8,154
2019: 8 births, rank #8,889
2020: 5 births, rank #12,022
20212021: 6 births, rank #10,799
2022: 10 births, rank #7,768
2023: 6 births, rank #10,821
2024: no US SSA record for this spelling
20252025: 9 births, rank #8,243
Chuck moved from #860 to #986 for boys between 1978 and 1979. Its highest annual birth count came in 1961, with 1,285 births.