Girls' name · since 1970
Chandell
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Chandell, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 104 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandell has been recorded 104 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1997.
- #26,661 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 104 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandell ranks #26,661 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 104 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,661 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 104
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandell's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chandell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chandell splits its recorded history at 1985: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chandell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1997
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Chandell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (46 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Chandell's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Chandell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 46 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Chandell's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1990s (36) -- 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 Chandell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1970–1997 (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 Chandell 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.