Girls' name · since 1970

Chalonda

Chalonda has 128 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

128
total births
1970–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

128 girls have been named Chalonda since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Chalonda has 128 recorded births among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1989.

  • 128 total births
  • 1970–1989 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

128 girls have been named Chalonda since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1989.

128
total births
1970–1989
years on record
1970s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Chalonda was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

13 babies were named Chalonda in 1972 - its busiest year on record.

Chalonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Chalonda's full recorded timeline at 1978, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Chalonda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

128

Since 1970

20 years of records

Peak year

1972

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1970

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1989

Chalonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
13
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
468101214 197019721974197619781981198319871989 6

Chalonda by decade

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

1970s was Chalonda's strongest decade.

88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Chalonda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 88 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chalonda?
128 babies have been named Chalonda since 1970. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1972 with 13 births.
When was Chalonda most popular?
Chalonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Chalonda been used?
The SSA has tracked Chalonda since 1970 -- 20 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Chalonda?
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 Chalonda's data

  • Chalonda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (88 total births) through the 1980s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1970–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chalonda: Baby Name Since 1970 - 128 Births, Peak 1972." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chalonda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Chalonda 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 July 2026.