Given name
Chandlar
“a candlemaker”·“one who makes candles”
Chandlar is a variant of Chandler. Interpretations include “a candlemaker” (English) and “one who makes candles” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chandlar is a variant of Chandler. Interpretations include “a candlemaker” (English) and “one who makes candles” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chandlar is a variant of Chandler. An origin associated with Chandler is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Chandlar is a variant of Chandler. The history of Chandler gives this family its wider story. Chandler’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Chandlar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 172
- 61 boys · 111 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 17 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 13 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 230 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chandlar’s family of names
Chandlar has a related form in Chandler.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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