Given name & surname
Chandel
“resembling a candle”
Chandel is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chandel is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chandel is a variant of Chandelle. An origin associated with Chandelle is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chandel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 143
- 0 boys · 143 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 28 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 girls is 5 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 206 as a first name in 2020; 258 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.
Chandel’s family of names
Chandel has a related form in Chandelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.