Chauncey appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1981, 173 babies received the name (ranked #648). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3010), with roughly 41 babies named Chauncey each year. Chauncey's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 10,169 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.