Chandlar
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- CHAND-ler
- Origin
- English
Chandlar is a name of English origin, meaning “candle maker”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chandlar mean?
English: variant of Chandler, from Old French chandelier
“candle maker”
Variant of Chandler, an English occupational surname for a candle maker or seller.
Is Chandlar a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Chandlar has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Chandlar in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Chandlar in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chandlar in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chandlar: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chandlar, updated 20 October 2026.