Chuck comes from the English / Germanic tradition, meaning Free Man.
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How popular is Chuck?
1961peak year
Today, Chuck is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9008), with only about 9 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1961, 1,285 babies were given the name (ranked #217 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Chuck has been declining in recent years. In all, around 17,864 babies have been registered as Chuck since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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