Chandler
Chandler was the 753rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 342 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 151st with 2,395 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 330 places. More babies were named Chandler in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning candle maker or seller (English surname) · English, French, Latin
Say it CHAND-ler /ˈtʃændlər/
- Rank in 2025
- #753 boys, down 184 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 342boys
- Girls and boys
- 43% girls, 57% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19992,395 babies
- Total since 1880
- 46,892babies recorded
What does the name Chandler mean?
Chandler is an English occupational surname for a maker or seller of candles, as Wiktionary notes. The American Heritage Dictionary traces chandler through Old French chandelier to Latin candela, candle. Wiktionary also lists a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, called Chandler. Chandler has been used as a boys' name in the US since 1900 and for girls since the 1960s; both peaked in the mid-to-late 1990s.
chandelier (Old French, “candle maker”)candēla (Latin, “candle”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Chandlar.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Chandler' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'chandler' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Chandler popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #895 | #753 | 296 | 342 |
| 2020 | #968 | #569 | 263 | 491 |
| 2010 | #1,772 | #495 | 116 | 524 |
| 2000 | #711 | #174 | 326 | 2,131 |
| 1990 | #1,737 | #485 | 84 | 397 |
| 1980 | #4,018 | #1,112 | 19 | 66 |
| 1970 | #8,162 | #801 | 5 | 103 |
| 1960 | — | #1,527 | — | 28 |
| 1950 | — | #1,541 | — | 23 |
| 1940 | — | #2,202 | — | 11 |
| 1930 | — | #2,096 | — | 14 |
| 1920 | — | #1,141 | — | 39 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | #1,350 | — | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Chandler, counting every spelling?
Chandler has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #736 for boys in 2025, against #753 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Chandler?
342 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chandler (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Chandler born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chandler.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chandler?
About 34,800 people born in the US named Chandler are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 17 and 30. That makes Chandler mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chandler by state
How common Chandler was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (3.8×), Louisiana (3.5×), Mississippi (3.4×), South Carolina (3.3×), Georgia (3.0×). In 17 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chandler: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chandler, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Chandler · Sibling names for Chandler
Questions about the name Chandler
What does Chandler mean?
Chandler means “candle maker or seller (English surname)” (English, French, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Chandler?
Chandler was the 753rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 342 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 151st with 2,395 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 330 places. More babies were named Chandler in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Chandler a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 43% girls, 57% boys given the name Chandler in the US.
Where is Chandler most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chandler was most common in Alabama (0.88 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Mississippi.