Mostly boys · peaked in 1999
Chandler name popularity since 1925
46,529 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Chandler (22.3% girls, 77.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2000 or earlier, so the typical Chandler is about 26 years old in 2026. Chandler peaked in 1999 as the #151 name for boys, and it ranked #753 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 46,529
- Named Chandler, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #753
- for boys in 2025 (342 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 77.7% boys
- 10,385 girls · 36,144 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 3.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Chandler made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Chandler births per year, 1925–2025
1999 was the biggest year for Chandler both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Chandler became 5× more common, from 1 in 5,170 baby boys to 1 in 1,030.
- Steepest fall: Between 2001 and 2006, its share of baby boys fell by 60%, from 1 in 1,080 to 1 in 2,730.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Chandler's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Chandler.
Decade by decade
Babies named Chandler in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 125 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 219 | #1,363 |
| 1940s | 0 | 205 | #1,590 |
| 1950s | 0 | 230 | #1,616 |
| 1960s | 10 | 393 | #1,489 |
| 1970s | 50 | 712 | #1,009 |
| 1980s | 270 | 1,418 | #810 |
| 1990s | 4,426 | 12,970 | #177 |
| 2000s | 1,742 | 11,226 | #340 |
| 2010s | 2,141 | 6,174 | #423 |
| 2020–25 | 1,746 | 2,472 | #753 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.4% of babies named Chandler from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Chandler is most popular
The index compares Chandler's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Chandler.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3.25× | 3,755 |
| Utah | 3.12× | 1,112 |
| South Carolina | 2.85× | 1,670 |
| North Carolina | 2.19× | 2,596 |
| Arkansas | 2.09× | 898 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Chandler's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Chandler.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Chandler (1999).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data