Girls' name · since 1935
Chandra
17,283 babies named Chandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17,283
- born since 1935
- 1970s
- peak decade
17,283 girls have been named Chandra since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chandra recorded 17,283 times among girls since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2023.
- #1,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17,283 born since 1935
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandra ranks #1,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17,283 born since 1935, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17,283
- born since 1935
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chandra's 17,283 recorded births place it above 98.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chandra splits its recorded history at 1982: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1935 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 747 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chandra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2023
- Peak year (1975)
- 747
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Chandra popularity over time - boys
66 total births recorded since 1969 (Chandra as boys' name)
Chandra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,698 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Chandra's strongest decade.
6,698 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Chandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 907
1950s
907 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,145 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,698 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,285 births
- 1990s 1,629
1990s
1,629 births
- 2000s 468
2000s
468 births
- 2010s 91
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,698 births (39% of all-time use).
How Chandra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chandra's total volume
Chandra by state
Where Chandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,627 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,372 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 845 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 758 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 707 | 4.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 695 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 588 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 572 | 3.3% |
1,627 of 17,283 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Chandra appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chandra's data
- Chandra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,698 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chandras (1,627 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1935–2023 (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 Chandra 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.