Chandar — boys' name
13 babies named Chandar in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
13 boys have been named Chandar since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1973.
- 13
- total births
- 1973–1973
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Chandar was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Chandar in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chandar
The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Chandar between 1973 and 1973, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chandar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Chandar is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1972.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chandar performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chandar 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 13 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.
Chandar at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chandar popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1973.
13 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 13 births in a single year.
Chandar popularity over time — girls
12 total births recorded since 1972 (Chandar as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Chandar accounts for 48% of total recorded use across both genders.
Chandar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 13 births that decade — 100% of Chandar's all-time total
Chandar decade highlights
- Peak decade 13 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Chandar's strongest decade
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1973–1973 (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.