Given name
Chaunci
“an office holder; keeper of records”·“having good fortune”
Chaunci is a variant of Chauncey. Interpretations include “an office holder; keeper of records” and “having good fortune”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chaunci is a variant of Chauncey. Interpretations include “an office holder; keeper of records” and “having good fortune”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chaunci is a variant of Chauncey. Chauncey has been associated with French and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chaunci through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chaunci’s family of names
Chaunci has a related form in Chauncey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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