Recorded 1916–2025 · United States
Chancellor was most popular in 2001, when 131 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,504 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,648 people named Chancellor.
Across the whole record Chancellor is a boy’s name — 0.2% of the 2,648 Americans given it were girls and 99.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org