Girls' name · since 1968
Chandelle
Chandelle has 242 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
242 girls have been named Chandelle since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chandelle recorded 242 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2002.
- #17,888 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandelle ranks #17,888 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,888 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chandelle's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chandelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chandelle's full recorded timeline at 1985, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chandelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2002
- Peak year (1991)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Chandelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (99 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Chandelle's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Chandelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 99 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chandelle's data
- Chandelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chandelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1968–2002 (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 Chandelle 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.