Names / Unisex names
Chandler
Current rank
#753
and easing
All-time peak
#151
in 1999
First recorded
1900
in U.S. data
Children named
46,800
since 1900
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #151 in 1999 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(CHAN-dler): Means candle maker rather than light itself, but it lands in this category often. More occupational than luminous, but still fun if you like subtle meaning links. Stateside, it was first recorded in 1900. It currently ranks #753 and is slowly cooling. It hit its high in 1999 at #151. Over 46,800 have carried it since records began.