How Many People Are Named Chancelor?
An estimated 825 people in the United States have the first name Chancelor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Chancelor peaked in popularity in 1997 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chancelor as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chancelor paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
825
About 1 in 415,460 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1997
45 births
Total Registered
841
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chancelor
Chancelor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 841 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chancelor as a male name
Ranked #11,144 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (45 births)
Chancelor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chancelor span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 322 babies were registered. Chancelor has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chancelor by Decade
How has Chancelor tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chancelor by State
Birth registrations for Chancelor span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina. On average, about 11 Chancelors were registered per state.
Chancelor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chancelor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chancelor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chancelor?
We estimate approximately 825 people named Chancelor are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 415,460 Americans share this first name.
Is Chancelor a common name?
Chancelor is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 841 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chancelor most popular?
Chancelor reached peak popularity in 1997, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chancelor is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chancelor a male name?
Chancelor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chancelor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chancelor Smith, Chancelor Johnson, Chancelor Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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