Girls' name · since 1985
Chandni
Chandni has 400 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chandni sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 400 recorded since 1985.
Chandni has 400 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2007.
- #13,503 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 400 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandni ranks #13,503 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,503 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 400
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chandni's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chandni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chandni's full recorded timeline at 1996, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chandni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Chandni by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (252 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Chandni's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Chandni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s
1990s
252 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 252 births (63% of all-time use).
Chandni by state
Where Chandni concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 34 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
38 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chandni's data
- Chandni's decade-level peak was the 1990s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 78 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chandnis (38 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 Chandni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1985–2007 (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 Chandni 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.