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Chubby

Chubby is a boy's name that peaked in 1962, when it was the 2,848th most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1963. About 11 Chubbys are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 63.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 3 5 8 10 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

boys named Chubby

By the numbers

Total US births
14
Estimated living today
11
Median age today
63
Peak year
1962
Best rank
2,848th
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1962

Notable Chubbys

People named Chubby with articles in the most Wikipedia languages. Data from Wikidata (CC0).

Names of 1962

The most popular boys’ names the year Chubby peaked:

All the names of 1962

Related names

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Two names on one chart, with the year one overtook the other.

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.