Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2001

Chancellor

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,421 Trend ↓ Falling 56%
Rank 2025
#4,421
among boys · ↓326 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Chancellor · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 74,264
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2001
131 babies
All-time total
2,648
#2,766 all-time among boys
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Chancellor popularity over time

2,648 babies have been named Chancellor since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – #4,010
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 13 13 1 – #3,353
1970s – 84 84 8 +546% #2,792
1980s – 186 186 19 +121% #1,644
1990s – 669 669 67 +260% #1,255
2000s – 810 810 81 +21% #1,089
2010s 5 659 664 66 -18% #1,648
2020s (to 2025) – 217 217 36 -46% #2,440

Where Chancellor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 18 0.01 outside top 500
2028 16 0.01 outside top 500
2029 15 0.01 outside top 500
2030 14 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Chancellor

Chancellor is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,421 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 2,648 American babies have been named Chancellor. Its peak came in 2001, when 131 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chancellor stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chancellor?

The median living Chancellor is about 22 years old; half are between 11 and 29. An estimated 2,600 people named Chancellor are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chancellor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 23 #4,421
2024 – – 26 #4,095
2023 – – 32 #3,578
2022 – – 38 #3,166
2021 – – 45 #2,783
2020 – – 53 #2,440
2019 – – 67 #2,136
2018 5 #16,189 73 #1,996
2017 – – 96 #1,648
2016 – – 92 #1,697
2015 – – 86 #1,769
2014 – – 60 #2,236
2013 – – 51 #2,428
2012 – – 50 #2,498
2011 – – 43 #2,760
2010 – – 41 #2,880
2009 – – 41 #2,906
2008 – – 49 #2,551
2007 – – 76 #1,879
2006 – – 58 #2,207
2005 – – 64 #1,969
2004 – – 72 #1,749
2003 – – 99 #1,366
2002 – – 107 #1,271
2001 – – 131 #1,089
2000 – – 113 #1,198
1995 – – 67 #1,457
1990 – – 42 #1,844
1985 – – 15 #3,094
1980 – – 5 #6,397
1975 – – 6 #4,886
1970 – – 10 #3,100
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chancellor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chancellor?

The median living Chancellor is about 22 years old. Half of all living Chancellors are between 11 and 29 years old.

How many people named Chancellor are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Chancellor are alive in the United States, based on 2,648 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Chancellor in 2025?

Chancellor ranked #4,421 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chancellor?

2,648 babies have been named Chancellor in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chancellor most popular?

Chancellor peaked in 2001, when 131 newborns received the name.

Is Chancellor a boy or girl name?

Chancellor is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chancellor rising or falling?

Chancellor is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chancellor become more popular?

Chancellor is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 14 boys named Chancellor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Chancellor

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