Is Chandler a boy or girl name?
Chandler is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 297 girls and 348 boys were named Chandler, so 46% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.8% of the 46,235 US babies named Chandler were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #738
- Girl rank, 2024
- #895
- Babies named Chandler since 1900
- 46,235
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 2,842 babies
Boys and girls named Chandler, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 193 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 278 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 219 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 205 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 230 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 393 | 10 | 2.5% |
| 1970s | 712 | 50 | 6.6% |
| 1980s | 1,418 | 270 | 16% |
| 1990s | 12,968 | 4,426 | 25.4% |
| 2000s | 11,225 | 1,742 | 13.4% |
| 2010s | 6,170 | 2,141 | 25.8% |
| 2020s | 2,119 | 1,449 | 40.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 348 | #738 | 297 | #895 |
| 2023 | 390 | #687 | 296 | #899 |
| 2022 | 432 | #640 | 291 | #927 |
| 2021 | 459 | #604 | 303 | #892 |
| 2020 | 490 | #569 | 262 | #972 |
| 2019 | 480 | #581 | 284 | #930 |
| 2018 | 567 | #505 | 257 | #1,010 |
| 2017 | 595 | #490 | 250 | #1,033 |
| 2016 | 654 | #467 | 265 | #998 |
| 2015 | 732 | #423 | 249 | #1,058 |
| 2014 | 730 | #421 | 223 | #1,128 |
| 2013 | 675 | #430 | 196 | #1,231 |
| 2012 | 598 | #455 | 161 | #1,417 |
| 2011 | 615 | #441 | 140 | #1,565 |
| 2010 | 524 | #495 | 116 | #1,772 |
| 2009 | 579 | #472 | 100 | #2,044 |
| 2008 | 608 | #456 | 122 | #1,789 |
| 2007 | 675 | #427 | 135 | #1,646 |
| 2006 | 753 | #401 | 132 | #1,618 |
| 2005 | 870 | #340 | 156 | #1,379 |
| 2004 | 1,130 | #282 | 136 | #1,480 |
| 2003 | 1,270 | #260 | 172 | #1,228 |
| 2002 | 1,417 | #238 | 223 | #986 |
| 2001 | 1,792 | #205 | 240 | #925 |
| 2000 | 2,131 | #174 | 326 | #710 |
| 1999 | 2,395 | #151 | 447 | #562 |
| 1998 | 1,952 | #173 | 412 | #586 |
| 1997 | 1,796 | #184 | 416 | #565 |
| 1996 | 2,186 | #157 | 493 | #485 |
| 1995 | 1,856 | #177 | 744 | #353 |
| 1994 | 704 | #348 | 570 | #444 |
| 1993 | 661 | #358 | 733 | #350 |
| 1992 | 554 | #409 | 437 | #541 |
| 1991 | 468 | #456 | 90 | #1,662 |
| 1990 | 396 | #486 | 84 | #1,737 |
| 1989 | 301 | #557 | 65 | #1,968 |
| 1988 | 224 | #637 | 41 | #2,606 |
| 1987 | 199 | #649 | 36 | #2,731 |
| 1986 | 142 | #761 | 20 | #4,054 |
| 1985 | 120 | #810 | 14 | #5,112 |
| 1984 | 118 | #804 | 18 | #4,186 |
| 1983 | 88 | #942 | 21 | #3,700 |
| 1982 | 90 | #944 | 18 | #4,191 |
| 1981 | 70 | #1,083 | 18 | #4,178 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,112 | 19 | #4,020 |
| 1979 | 70 | #1,059 | 7 | #8,171 |
| 1978 | 63 | #1,099 | 5 | #9,979 |
| 1977 | 48 | #1,291 | 7 | #7,668 |
| 1976 | 66 | #1,021 | 7 | #7,394 |
| 1975 | 66 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,249 | 8 | #6,333 |
| 1973 | 58 | #1,068 | 5 | #8,612 |
| 1972 | 94 | #827 | 6 | #7,409 |
| 1971 | 99 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 103 | #801 | 5 | #8,163 |
| 1969 | 83 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 50 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 34 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 31 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 28 | #1,481 | 10 | #4,311 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 22 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,393 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,972 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 23 | #1,540 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,300 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,590 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,533 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,202 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 20 | #1,511 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 25 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,306 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,096 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,612 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 27 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,427 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,495 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,512 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 37 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 39 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,297 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,344 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 22 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,103 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,782 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chandler reached #151 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #350 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chandler
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.