Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Chucky is a diminutive of Chuck. Chuck comes from Ukrainian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Chucky is a diminutive of Charles. In English usage, Chucky is a diminutive of Chuck.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chucky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 609
- 609 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 36 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 boys is 5 in 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 432 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chucky’s family of names
In English usage, Chucky is a diminutive of Charles. Chucky has a related form in Chuck. In English usage, Chucky is a diminutive of Chuck.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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