Baby Name Popularity Profile

Chandler

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Chandler.

✦ Candle maker 🌍 English, French Traditional
National Rank (2025) #895
All-Time Peak Rank #350 Achieved 1993
Total U.S. Births 10,385 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 72.8% Boy / 27.2% Girl Leans Male
Boy Rank (2025) #753 ↗ as a Boy name
First Recorded 1962 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 744 births in 1995
💡 The Chandler Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Candle maker
Language Origin English, French
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Old French word 'chandelier' meaning 'candle maker', which became an English occupational surname.
Common Nicknames
Chan
Pronunciation: CHAN-dler
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Chandler across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +12.5%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +18.9%
2015: 249 births 249 2016: 265 births 2017: 250 births 2018: 257 births 2019: 284 births 2020: 263 births 263 2021: 303 births 2022: 291 births 2023: 296 births 2024: 297 births 2025: 296 births 296
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 744 births in 1995
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 4 yrs
Longest Streak 50 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 10
1970s: 50
1980s: 270
1990s: 4,426
2000s: 1,742
2010s: 2,141
2020s: 1,746

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Chandl-er
Letter Count 8 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Georgia
Top States Georgia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina
States with Data 40
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Georgia #623 756 1995 34.6% Decline
South Carolina #570 388 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #322 298 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #504 456 1995 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #476 575 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #691 1,492 1993 17.0% Decline
Alabama #376 353 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #388 188 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #547 255 1997 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1067 288 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1010 358 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #673 180 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #938 116 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 93 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #525 176 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #742 186 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 64 1992 Insufficient historical volume
Washington Unranked 122 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 95 1995 Insufficient historical volume
California #1983 702 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 82 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 93 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 50 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #985 207 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #899 223 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 13 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #1278 175 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #359 42 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1265 169 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 18 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 6 1996 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 53 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 42 1993 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 5 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 28 1995 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 108 1992 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 6 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 18 1993 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 6 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 1995 Insufficient historical volume

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