Unisex name · since 1900
Chandler
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 36,507 babies named Chandler, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,507
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
36,507 babies have been named Chandler since 1900, making it today's #753 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Chandler recorded 36,507 times among boys since 1900, holding rank #753 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, 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 1900 to 2025.
- #600 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #753 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 36,507 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandler ranks #600 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #753 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 36,507 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #600 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #753 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,507
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chandler's 36,507 recorded births place it above 98.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Chandler compares
36,507 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chandler's all-time total is 99x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chandler | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,507 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,395 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chandler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chandler splits its recorded history at 1967: 96% of all births land in the more recent half, 4% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 2,395 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chandler popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 2,395
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Chandler popularity over time - girls
10,385 total births recorded since 1962 (Chandler as girls' name)
Chandler by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (12,970 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Chandler's strongest decade.
12,970 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Chandler births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 193
1910s
193 births
- 1920s 278
1920s
278 births
- 1930s 219
1930s
219 births
- 1940s 205
1940s
205 births
- 1950s 230
1950s
230 births
- 1960s 393
1960s
393 births
- 1970s 712
1970s
712 births
- 1980s 1,418
1980s
1,418 births
- 1990s
1990s
12,970 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,226 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,174 births
- 2020s 2,472
2020s
2,472 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12,970 births (36% of all-time use).
How Chandler compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chandler's total volume
Chandler by state
Where Chandler concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 3,012 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,756 | 7.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 2,021 | 5.5% |
| #4 | California | | 1,929 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,803 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 1,385 | 3.8% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 1,282 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,252 | 3.4% |
3,012 of 36,507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Chandler appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chandler's data
- Chandler's decade-level peak was the 1990s (12,970 total births); usage has since declined to 2,472 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Chandlers (3,012 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
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 Chandler: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Chandler 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.