Recorded 1967–2004 Girls' name Peak 1976 242 births

Chandi — girls' name

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.

1960s151970s591980s971990s522000s19

The verdict

242 girls have been named Chandi since 1967, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

242
total births
1967–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Chandi was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chandi in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chandi

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Chandi between 1967 and 2004, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chandi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chandi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chandi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Chandi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chandi 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 242 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.

Chandi at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

242

Since 1967

38 years of records

Peak year

1976

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1967

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2004

Chandi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1967

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1976)
14
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
46810121416 20041997199119871983197919751967 10

Chandi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
97 births that decade — 40% of Chandi's all-time total
1960s151970s591980s971990s522000s19

Chandi by state

Where Chandi concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Chandi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.1%
#2 Utah
5 2.1%
California share of Chandi's total US births 2.1%
Even split

5 of 242 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chandi?
242 babies have been named Chandi since 1967. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1976 with 14 births.
When was Chandi most popular?
Chandi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Chandi most popular?
The top states for the name Chandi are California (5 births), Utah (5 births).
How long has the name Chandi been used?
Chandi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 38 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Chandi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1967–2004 (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.