Girls' name · since 1970
Chandy
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Chandy, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
91 girls have been named Chandy since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandy has been recorded 91 times among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1995.
- #28,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chandy ranks #28,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chandy's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chandy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chandy splits its recorded history at 1984: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chandy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1995
- Peak year (1984)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1995.
91 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1984 with 10 births in a single year.
Chandy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (52 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Chandy's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Chandy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 52 births (57% of all-time use).
Chandy decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 20 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Chandy's data
- Chandy's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 1990s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chandy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1970–1995 (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 Chandy 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.
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