Chandler

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Meaning

Chandler is a unisex given name, usually applied to males, and likely derived from surnames reflecting the occupational term chandlery.

From Wikipedia

Chandler first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 32 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 91 babies (rank #273 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 boys (rank #1,628). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Chandler

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chandler yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

852

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Friends: Chandler Bing — sarcasm and statistical analysis

Famous people named Chandler

Chandler Bingadvertising person · b. 1968
Chandler Riggsfilm actor · b. 1999
Chandler Canterburyfilm actor · b. 1998

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	15	#890
1992	7	#1,434
1993	10	#1,191
1994	13	#930
1995	68	#371
1996	81	#330
1997	44	#466
1998	79	#315
1999	91	#273
2000	61	#367
2001	34	#570
2002	32	#593
2003	27	#691
2004	27	#718
2005	13	#1,241
2006	10	#1,528
2007	13	#1,345
2008	14	#1,302
2010	8	#2,010
2012	10	#1,709
2013	11	#1,599
2014	5	#2,753
2015	18	#1,136
2016	7	#2,244
2017	15	#1,357
2018	9	#1,936
2019	11	#1,690
2020	16	#1,301
2021	17	#1,276
2022	12	#1,631
2023	15	#1,385
2024	13	#1,628