Skip to content

At a glance

In short
Chaffee is a unique unisex name with American English pronunciation. It has a gender-neutral quality and a distinctive sound.
U.S. rank 2025 (boys)
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1975 (#5,464)
Babies in 1975 (boys)
5 (<0.01% of boys)
As a girl name
Last recorded 1975 (#9,067)
First recorded
1975

Meaning of Chaffee

Chaffee is a unisex name with American English pronunciation, pronounced as CHAF-ee (/tʃæfˈi/). It is also spelled as Chafee. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it has associations with the English language. Despite its rarity, Chaffee has been given to a small number of newborns in the United States of America over the years. In 1975, there were 5 occurrences of the name, ranking at 5467. With its unique sound and gender-neutral quality, Chaffee can be a distinctive choice for parents seeking an uncommon name for their baby.

How to pronounce Chaffee

English

Popularity of Chaffee in the U.S.

Chaffee appears in the records for the U.S. only in 1975, ranked #5,464 with 5 babies. It first appears in the records in 1975. As a girl name it was last recorded in 1975, at #9,067.

Bar chart: 5 boys named Chaffee in the U.S. in 1975, ranked #5,464 among boy names.
  • Boys named Chaffee (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale)
In 1975. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Boys year by year, 1975 1 row
Chaffee: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
197555,464new
Girls year by year, 1975 1 row
Chaffee: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
197559,067new