Girls' name · since 1968
Chandrika
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Chandrika, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chandrika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 161 have been recorded since 1968.
Chandrika has 161 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2002.
- #22,044 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandrika ranks #22,044 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,044 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chandrika's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chandrika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chandrika's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chandrika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2002
- Peak year (1972)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Chandrika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (70 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Chandrika's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chandrika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 70 births (43% of all-time use).
Chandrika by state
Where Chandrika concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 161 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chandrika's data
- Chandrika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (70 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chandrikas (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chandrika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1968–2002 (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 Chandrika 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.