Girls' name · since 1967
Chandi
242 babies named Chandi in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 242 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandi has been recorded 242 times among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 2004.
- #17,889 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 242 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandi ranks #17,889 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 242 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,889 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 242
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandi's 242 recorded births place it above 75.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chandi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chandi's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chandi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2004
- Peak year (1976)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Chandi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (97 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Chandi's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Chandi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 97 births (40% of all-time use).
Chandi by state
Where Chandi concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Utah | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chandi's data
- Chandi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chandis (5 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 Chandi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1967–2004 (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 Chandi 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.