Recorded 1986–1993 Unisex name Peak 1987 41 births

Chandara — boys' name

41 babies named Chandara in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s251990s16

The verdict

41 boys have been named Chandara since 1986, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

41
total births
1986–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Chandara was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Chandara in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chandara

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Chandara between 1986 and 1993, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chandara currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Chandara is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1985.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chandara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chandara shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chandara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chandara 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 41 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.

Chandara at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

41

Since 1986

8 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1986

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1993

Chandara popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1986

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
567891011 19931991198919871986 9

Chandara popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1985 (Chandara as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1985 6

Chandara by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 61% of Chandara's all-time total
1980s251990s16

Chandara by state

Where Chandara concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chandara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 14.6%
California share of Chandara's total US births 14.6%

6 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chandara?
41 babies have been named Chandara since 1986. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Chandara most popular?
Chandara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Chandara most popular?
The top states for the name Chandara are California (6 births).
Is Chandara a unisex name?
Yes, Chandara is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 41 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Chandara been used?
Chandara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 8 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Chandara?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1986–1993 (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.