Boys' name · since 1994
Chanceller
Chanceller has 23 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chanceller is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 23 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanceller has been recorded 23 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2002.
- #27,739 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanceller ranks #27,739 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,739 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chanceller's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chanceller's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chanceller's full recorded timeline at 2001, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chanceller popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2002
- Peak year (2002)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Chanceller by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Chanceller's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Chanceller births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanceller: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~8 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chanceller draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.