Chanler
Chanler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Robert Winthrop Chanler (1872–1930), American artist. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869–1942), New York lawyer John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877), New York lawyer and a U.S. Representative from New York William A. Chanler (1867–1934), U.S.
Meaning & Origin of Chanler
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chanler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Robert Winthrop Chanler (1872–1930), American artist. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler (1869–1942), New York lawyer John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877), New York lawyer and a U.S. Representative from New York William A. Chanler (1867–1934), U.S.
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The Story of Chanler
As a girl name
Chanler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 16 births, good for #5,673 nationwide. About 53% of every Chanler on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chanler last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 176 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chanler first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2001: 29 births, good for #3,061 nationwide. About 45% of every Chanler on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Chanler last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 458 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Chanler
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chanler is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chandler
- Chancellor
- Channeler
- Chaleur
- Channer
- Chanar
- Chiller
- Chanter
- Chiner
- Chainer
- Chenier
- Chinar
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Chanler
Chanler is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 458 births in the dataset. Chanler's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #3,061. Use the chart and map above to compare Chanler's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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