Unisex name · since 1986
Chandara
Chandara has 41 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandara sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 41 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Chandara recorded 41 times among boys since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1993.
- #23,496 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandara ranks #23,496 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,496 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandara's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chandara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chandara splits its recorded history at 1989: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chandara popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1993
- Peak year (1987)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Chandara popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1985 (Chandara as girls' name)
Chandara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 61% of the file).
1980s was Chandara's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Chandara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (61% of all-time use).
Chandara by state
Where Chandara concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 14.6% |
6 of 41 births nationwide.
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- Chandara's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1990s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chandaras (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chandara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1986–1993 (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 Chandara 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.