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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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Maker or seller of candles, through the occupational surname.
The exact entry explicitly links given-name Chandler to the English occupational surname for a maker or seller of candles. This corroborates the main occupational account in the licensed records and adds the documented selling role. It describes the historical occupation, not a modern bearer’s job or personality.
Surname-transfer given-name tradition
The entry explicitly records a unisex given name transferred from a surname. No literal occupational meaning is inferred without separately reviewing its source.
/ˈt͡ʃændləɹ/
Selected Irish and US English reading. Other recorded English accents may use a different first vowel or omit the final R.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1996 | Girls | 5 | 2562 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 8 · preliminary | 2269 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 1998 | Girls | 5 | 2701 | Compared with annual release: named entries agree; annual source includes two punctuation-only placeholders omitted from history. Original ranks retained. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2024 | Boys | 3 | 5119 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 1998 | Girls | 3 | 664 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 296 | 895 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 342 | 753 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English entry explicitly records a given name transferred from a surname. Popularity statistics and cultural histories remain spelling-specific.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Checked against cited source
The exact entry explicitly links given-name Chandler to the English occupational surname for a maker or seller of candles. This corroborates the main occupational account in the licensed records and adds the documented selling role. It describes the historical occupation, not a modern bearer’s job or personality.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Checked against cited source
The entry explicitly records a unisex given name transferred from a surname. No literal occupational meaning is inferred without separately reviewing its source.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Checked against cited source
Selected Irish and US English reading. Other recorded English accents may use a different first vowel or omit the final R.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
