Recorded 1962–2019 Girls' name Peak 1972 1,747 births

Calandra — girls' name

1,747 babies named Calandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1161970s7961980s4801990s2372000s862010s32
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Calandra was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

103 babies were named Calandra in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Calandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,747 babies named Calandra between 1962 and 2019, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Calandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Calandra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 796 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Calandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 186 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Calandra in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Calandra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,747 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Calandra at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

1,747

Since 1962

58 years of records

Peak year

1972

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1962

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2019

Calandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1962

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1972)
103
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
050100150 20192007200019931986197919721962 5

Calandra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
796 births that decade — 46% of Calandra's all-time total
1960s1161970s7961980s4801990s2372000s862010s32

Calandra by state

Where Calandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Calandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
186 10.6%
#2 Texas
76 4.4%
#3 Florida
64 3.7%
#4 Alabama
61 3.5%
#5 Mississippi
43 2.5%
#6 Louisiana
32 1.8%
#7 South Carolina
25 1.4%
#8 Illinois
18 1.0%
Georgia share of Calandra's total US births 10.6%
Even split

186 of 1,747 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Calandra appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Calandra?
1,747 babies have been named Calandra since 1962. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1972 with 103 births.
When was Calandra most popular?
Calandra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 796 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Calandra most popular?
The top states for the name Calandra are Georgia (186 births), Texas (76 births), Florida (64 births).
How long has the name Calandra been used?
Calandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 58 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Calandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.