Recorded 1994–2001 Boys' name Peak 1996 18 births

Chancler — boys' name

18 babies named Chancler in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s6

The verdict

18 boys have been named Chancler since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

18
total births
1994–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Chancler was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chancler in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chancler

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Chancler between 1994 and 2001, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chancler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chancler performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chancler shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chancler in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 18 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chancler at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

18

Since 1994

8 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1994

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2001

Chancler popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1994

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200119961994 5

Chancler by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 67% of Chancler's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chancler?
18 babies have been named Chancler since 1994. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Chancler most popular?
Chancler was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Chancler been used?
Chancler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 8 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Chancler?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.