Unisex name · since 1983
Chantha
34 babies named Chantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #39,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Chantha since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chantha recorded 34 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1989.
- #39,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantha ranks #39,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantha's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chantha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chantha splits its recorded history at 1986: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chantha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1989
- Peak year (1983)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Chantha popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1983 (Chantha as boys' name)
Chantha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (34 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Chantha's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Chantha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 34 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chantha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1983–1989 (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 Chantha 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.