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Chuck

Chuck ranks #375 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #378 among boy dog names.
Chuck's popularity trend

Chuck's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#375
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+458
2014 → 2019
Gender split
96% male
4% female96% male

Gender split comes from 25 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Chuck mean?
/t͡ʃʌk/1 syllable

Chuck is a common nickname for Charles, an old Germanic name built from "karl," meaning "free man." Separately, "chuck" is also the English word for a cut of beef taken from the shoulder of the animal.

Chuck is friendly and easygoing, the kind of name that sounds like it belongs to your dog's best buddy at the park.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Chuck shows up

Cats named Chuck per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

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