Chandler
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHAND-ler
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #753 for boys
Chandler is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “candle maker”. In 2025 it ranked 753rd for boys in the US (342 babies).
What does Chandler mean?
English: English occupational surname, via Old French
“candle maker”
From the surname for a maker or seller of candles; familiar from Chandler Bing in the sitcom Friends.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Chandler a girl's or a boy's name?
Chandler is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 296 girls and 342 boys in the US.
How popular is Chandler in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 70 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chandler in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Chandler in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 22 | #953 |
| 2002 | 26 | #791 |
| 2001 | 36 | #591 |
| 2000 | 54 | #443 |
| 1999 | 59 | #417 |
| 1998 | 70 | #380 |
| 1997 | 58 | #424 |
| 1996 | 38 | #506 |
How popular is Chandler in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #753among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 342about 1 in 5,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 342 boys in the US were named Chandler, making it the 753rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 569th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 2,395 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900. 296 girls were also named Chandler in 2025 (895th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Chandler than any year since 1989.
Half of all the boys named Chandler in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 26% of the babies named Chandler in the US in 1962, and 46% in 2025.
Chandler in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 342 | #753 |
| 2024 | 355 | #735 |
| 2023 | 391 | #687 |
| 2022 | 433 | #640 |
| 2021 | 460 | #604 |
| 2020 | 491 | #569 |
| 2019 | 480 | #582 |
| 2018 | 567 | #505 |
| 2017 | 597 | #489 |
| 2016 | 655 | #466 |
| 2015 | 732 | #423 |
| 2014 | 731 | #421 |
| 2013 | 675 | #430 |
| 2012 | 598 | #455 |
| 2011 | 615 | #441 |
| 2010 | 524 | #495 |
| 2009 | 579 | #472 |
| 2008 | 609 | #455 |
| 2007 | 675 | #427 |
| 2006 | 753 | #400 |
| 2005 | 870 | #340 |
| 2004 | 1,130 | #282 |
| 2003 | 1,270 | #260 |
| 2002 | 1,417 | #238 |
| 2001 | 1,792 | #205 |
| 2000 | 2,131 | #174 |
| 1999 | 2,395 | #151 |
| 1998 | 1,952 | #173 |
| 1997 | 1,796 | #184 |
| 1996 | 2,187 | #157 |
| 1995 | 1,856 | #177 |
| 1994 | 704 | #348 |
| 1993 | 661 | #358 |
| 1992 | 554 | #408 |
| 1991 | 468 | #456 |
| 1990 | 397 | #484 |
| 1989 | 301 | #555 |
| 1988 | 224 | #637 |
| 1987 | 199 | #646 |
| 1986 | 142 | #760 |
| 1985 | 120 | #810 |
| 1984 | 118 | #803 |
| 1983 | 88 | #942 |
| 1982 | 90 | #943 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,084 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,111 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,056 |
| 1978 | 63 | #1,099 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,289 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,019 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,007 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,244 |
| 1973 | 58 | #1,068 |
| 1972 | 94 | #826 |
| 1971 | 99 | #811 |
| 1970 | 103 | #800 |
| 1969 | 83 | #841 |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,047 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,030 |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,298 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,407 |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,478 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,438 |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,522 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,676 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,387 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,531 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,558 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,855 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,597 |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,537 |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,615 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,702 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,508 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,524 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,460 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,421 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,390 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,403 |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,505 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,354 |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,241 |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,330 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,716 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,302 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,611 |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,611 |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,407 |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,404 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,425 |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,492 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,502 |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,181 |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,139 |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,159 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,445 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,291 |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,335 |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,372 |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,095 |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,739 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,199 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,309 |
Names like Chandler
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Chandler: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chandler, updated 20 October 2026.