Girls' name · since 1969

Chalanda

Chalanda has 54 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,059 of 72,339
all-time among girls
54
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade

Chalanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1969.

Chalanda has 54 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1986.

  • #34,059 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 54 born since 1969
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalanda ranks #34,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.

#34,059 of 72,339
all-time among girls
54
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chalanda's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chalanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Chalanda's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Chalanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1986

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
45678910 196919711972197419751976197819811986 5

Chalanda by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (38 births, 70% of the file).

1970s was Chalanda's strongest decade.

38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Chalanda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 38 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalanda?
Since 1969, Social Security records show 54 babies named Chalanda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #34,059 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1986. Its busiest year on record was 1974, with 9 births.
Where does Chalanda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chalanda ranks #34,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chalanda most popular?
Chalanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Chalanda been used?
The SSA has tracked Chalanda since 1969 -- 18 years through the most recent 1986 data.
What names are similar to Chalanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Chalanda's data

  • Chalanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chalanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chalanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.