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“Candle maker” — English origin
Boy's name · #753 in the US (2025) · 90s
Chandler's best rank, #151, came in 1999; it has settled back to #753 today. Roughly 37,000 boys have been named Chandler since 1900. In Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama it runs 3–4× its national rate. It is also an American family name — about 79,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 57% of babies named Chandler in recent years have been boys.
Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 boys in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 140 notable people named Chandler:
Sports figures appear 2.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chandler Parsons, American basketball player.
Similar names: Alec · Chance · Taylor · Skyler · Tanner · Conner
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