Boys' name · since 1972
Changa
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Changa, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
27 boys have been named Changa since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Changa has 27 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1972 to 1980.
- #26,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Changa ranks #26,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Changa's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Changa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Changa's full recorded timeline at 1978, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Changa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1980
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Changa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 78% of the file).
1970s was Changa's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Changa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Changa's data
- Changa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Changa: 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 (~8 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, 1972–1980 (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 Changa 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.