Recorded 1990–2022 Unisex name Peak 2001 458 births

Chanler — boys' name

458 babies named Chanler in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1252000s2042010s1072020s22
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Chanler was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

29 babies were named Chanler in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanler

The Social Security Administration has registered 458 babies named Chanler between 1990 and 2022, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chanler currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 29 babies received it in a single year. Chanler is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 176 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanler performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 204 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chanler shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chanler in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanler 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 458 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.

Chanler at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

458

Since 1990

33 years of records

Peak year

2001

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1990

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2022

Chanler popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1990

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
29
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 202220172013200920052001199719931990 6

Chanler popularity over time — girls

176 total births recorded since 1992 (Chanler as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 176 births
05101520 20242016200920021999199619931992 9

Chanler by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
204 births that decade — 45% of Chanler's all-time total
1990s1252000s2042010s1072020s22

Chanler by state

Where Chanler concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chanler
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 1.1%
Louisiana share of Chanler's total US births 1.1%

5 of 458 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanler?
458 babies have been named Chanler since 1990. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 29 births.
When was Chanler most popular?
Chanler was most popular in the 2000s decade with 204 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Chanler most popular?
The top states for the name Chanler are Louisiana (5 births).
Is Chanler a unisex name?
Yes, Chanler is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 458 births, and as a girl's name it has 176 births.
How long has the name Chanler been used?
Chanler has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Chanler?
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.

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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, 1990–2022 (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.