Recorded 1970–1995 Girls' name Peak 1984 91 births

Chandy — girls' name

91 babies named Chandy in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

91 girls have been named Chandy since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

91
total births
1970–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Chandy was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Chandy in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chandy

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Chandy between 1970 and 1995, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chandy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chandy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chandy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chandy 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 91 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.

Chandy at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

91

Since 1970

26 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1970

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1995

Chandy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1970

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 19951990198819841982198019761970 6

Chandy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
52 births that decade — 57% of Chandy's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chandy?
91 babies have been named Chandy since 1970. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Chandy most popular?
Chandy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Chandy been used?
Chandy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 26 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Chandy?
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.

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, 1970–1995 (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.