Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Candler isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Candler through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 67 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 207 as a first name in 2020; 2,315 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Candler’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Candler, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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86% boys · 14% girls
Carter
“a transporter of merchandise” · “one who transports goods; one who drives a cart”
93% boys · 7% girls
Zander
“helper and defender of mankind”
>99% boys
Camden
“from the winding valley”
95% boys · 5% girls
Kyler
“an archer”
94% boys · 6% girls
Xander
“helper and defender of mankind”
>99% boys
Kendrick
“a royal ruler” · “the champion”
99% boys · 1% girls
Kaleb
“resembling an aggressive dog”
>99% boys