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Chandler

Boy

Meaning of Chandler: English: 'candle maker'

Chandler is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 488th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#488

638 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

46,892

First recorded 1900 · peak 1999

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 88 babies1982: 108 babies1983: 109 babies1984: 136 babies1985: 134 babies1986: 162 babies1987: 235 babies1988: 265 babies1989: 366 babies1990: 481 babies19901991: 558 babies1992: 991 babies1993: 1,394 babies1994: 1,274 babies1995: 2,600 babies1996: 2,680 babies1997: 2,212 babies1998: 2,364 babies1999: 2,842 babies2000: 2,457 babies20002001: 2,032 babies2002: 1,640 babies2003: 1,442 babies2004: 1,266 babies2005: 1,026 babies2006: 885 babies2007: 810 babies2008: 731 babies2009: 679 babies2010: 640 babies20102011: 755 babies2012: 759 babies2013: 871 babies2014: 954 babies2015: 981 babies2016: 920 babies2017: 847 babies2018: 824 babies2019: 764 babies2020: 754 babies20202021: 763 babies2022: 724 babies2023: 687 babies2024: 652 babies2025: 638 babies
US babies named Chandler per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,842.

Gender split

78% boys · 22% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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