Name Legacy

Chancellor

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.

Most popular in2001
Rank that year#2,504
Births that year131
Total since 18802,648
Given to100% boys

Chancellor over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Chancellor’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chancellor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

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.

Names that peaked alongside Chancellor

Where Chancellor is most concentrated

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