Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Chandler

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Candle Maker
Candlemaker.
French
Maker of candles

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational
  • Word

Pronunciation

ch(a)-nd-ler, chan-dler

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #151, 2,395 births); most recent 2025 (rank #753, 342 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #353, 744 births); most recent 2025 (rank #895, 296 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025342296
2024348297
2023390296
2022432291
2021459303
2020490262
2019480284
2018567257
2017595250
2016654265

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #342, 69 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #2700, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025––
20243–
20235–
20223–
2021––
20203–
2019––
20183–
20178–
20163–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #664, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #281, 12 births); most recent 2000 (rank #483, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence