Girls' name · since 1977
Chamara
76 babies named Chamara in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chamara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chamara has been recorded 76 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #30,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chamara ranks #30,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chamara's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chamara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chamara's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chamara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chamara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Chamara's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Chamara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Chamara's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chamara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
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, 1977–2007 (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 Chamara 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.