Chandler
Chandler is given to both girls and boys: 296 girls and 342 boys were given it in 2025 (#895 among girls’ names and #753 among boys’, #965 among all names counting both); 46,892 Americans have been recorded with it since 1900 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026). Boys have outnumbered girls among babies named Chandler every year since 1994.
An estimated 45,000 Americans named Chandler and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (96% of everyone recorded); the median is 25 years old and half are between 15 and 30.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Chandler by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Chandler mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Chandler is “a unisex given name transferred from the surname.”
/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Chandler?
#753 among boys’ names, 2025
Chandler fell from #423 in 2015 to #753 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 0.38 to 0.20 per 1,000.
2,842 babies in 1999, the peak
Chandler peaked in 1999, when 2,842 babies were given it (2,395 boys, #151 among boys’ names). The 638 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 22% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 296 | #895 | 342 | #753 |
| 2024 | 297 | #896 | 355 | #735 |
| 2023 | 296 | #901 | 391 | #687 |
| 2022 | 291 | #928 | 433 | #640 |
| 2021 | 303 | #892 | 460 | #604 |
| 2020 | 263 | #968 | 491 | #569 |
| 2019 | 284 | #930 | 480 | #582 |
| 2018 | 257 | #1,010 | 567 | #505 |
| 2017 | 250 | #1,033 | 597 | #489 |
| 2016 | 265 | #998 | 655 | #467 |
Every recorded year (118)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 249 | #1,059 | 732 | #423 |
| 2014 | 223 | #1,128 | 731 | #421 |
| 2013 | 196 | #1,231 | 675 | #430 |
| 2012 | 161 | #1,417 | 598 | #455 |
| 2011 | 140 | #1,565 | 615 | #441 |
| 2010 | 116 | #1,772 | 524 | #495 |
| 2009 | 100 | #2,044 | 579 | #472 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,789 | 609 | #455 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,648 | 675 | #427 |
| 2006 | 132 | #1,618 | 753 | #401 |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,379 | 870 | #340 |
| 2004 | 136 | #1,479 | 1,130 | #282 |
| 2003 | 172 | #1,227 | 1,270 | #260 |
| 2002 | 223 | #985 | 1,417 | #238 |
| 2001 | 240 | #924 | 1,792 | #205 |
| 2000 | 326 | #711 | 2,131 | #174 |
| 1999 | 447 | #562 | 2,395 | #151 |
| 1998 | 412 | #586 | 1,952 | #173 |
| 1997 | 416 | #565 | 1,796 | #184 |
| 1996 | 493 | #485 | 2,187 | #157 |
| 1995 | 744 | #353 | 1,856 | #177 |
| 1994 | 570 | #444 | 704 | #348 |
| 1993 | 733 | #350 | 661 | #358 |
| 1992 | 437 | #541 | 554 | #409 |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,656 | 468 | #456 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,733 | 397 | #484 |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,963 | 301 | #556 |
| 1988 | 41 | #2,601 | 224 | #637 |
| 1987 | 36 | #2,729 | 199 | #649 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,053 | 142 | #761 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,111 | 120 | #810 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,184 | 118 | #804 |
| 1983 | 21 | #3,699 | 88 | #942 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,191 | 90 | #944 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,177 | 70 | #1,084 |
| 1980 | 19 | #4,017 | 66 | #1,112 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,168 | 70 | #1,058 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,977 | 63 | #1,099 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,667 | 48 | #1,290 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,392 | 66 | #1,021 |
| 1975 | under 5 | 66 | #1,009 | |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,332 | 45 | #1,250 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,610 | 58 | #1,068 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,408 | 94 | #827 |
| 1971 | under 5 | 99 | #811 | |
| 1970 | 5 | #8,161 | 103 | #801 |
| 1969 | under 5 | 83 | #842 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 50 | #1,049 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 50 | #1,032 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 34 | #1,304 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 27 | #1,488 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 31 | #1,407 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 31 | #1,404 | |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,308 | 28 | #1,480 |
| 1961 | under 5 | 31 | #1,441 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 28 | #1,526 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 25 | #1,596 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 22 | #1,687 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 32 | #1,392 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 26 | #1,538 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 23 | #1,615 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 24 | #1,562 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 16 | #1,970 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 17 | #1,868 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 22 | #1,602 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 23 | #1,540 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 21 | #1,621 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 19 | #1,713 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 32 | #1,299 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 22 | #1,517 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 18 | #1,589 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 20 | #1,532 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 23 | #1,465 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 24 | #1,427 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 15 | #1,831 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 11 | #2,202 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 23 | #1,399 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 14 | #1,913 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 23 | #1,413 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 20 | #1,511 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 25 | #1,363 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 29 | #1,244 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 25 | #1,336 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 18 | #1,726 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 28 | #1,306 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 14 | #2,096 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 21 | #1,624 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 22 | #1,612 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 28 | #1,411 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 27 | #1,408 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 27 | #1,427 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 26 | #1,495 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 25 | #1,512 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 37 | #1,183 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 26 | #1,485 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 39 | #1,141 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 36 | #1,165 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 25 | #1,451 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 28 | #1,297 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 26 | #1,344 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 24 | #1,377 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 22 | #1,270 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 9 | #1,967 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 18 | #1,103 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 5 | #1,781 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 6 | #1,299 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 6 | #1,219 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 5 | #1,348 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Chandler a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 46,892 Americans recorded as Chandler, 22% are girls and 78% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Chandler: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Chandler, and how old are they?
45,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 96% of the 46,892 Americans ever recorded as Chandler. The median Chandler alive today is 25 years old; half are between 15 and 30.
The 2020 Census counted 37,708 people named Chandler (8,105 women and girls, 29,603 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 41,391 born in the U.S. The Census count is 9% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 69 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 325 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 971 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 11,200 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 22,100 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 10,300 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Chandler born?
The states with the most babies named Chandler are Texas, North Carolina and Georgia, with 30% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 69 | #957 | 1.0× |
| North Carolina | 48 | #432 | 1.9× |
| Georgia | 46 | #395 | 2.6× |
| Tennessee | 34 | #413 | 1.8× |
| Florida | 33 | #815 | 0.9× |
| Alabama | 31 | #304 | 2.0× |
| Louisiana | 22 | #356 | 1.7× |
| Oklahoma | 22 | #474 | 1.6× |
| Ohio | 19 | #871 | 0.8× |
| Missouri | 19 | #659 | 1.1× |
Where Chandler is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Chandler is most over-represented in South Carolina: since 1910 it was given 2.6 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Chandler with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 47,067 babies since 1880, Chandler is the most given (100% of them). In 2025 it was given to 638 of their 638 babies (100%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Chandler
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Chandler and names like it
- Compare Chandler and ChandlorBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1990sChandler peaked in 1999.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Chandler since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Chandler: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1999The year the most babies were named Chandler.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Chandler alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with CMost given first.