Unisex name · since 1974
Chantra
35 babies named Chantra in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #39,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 35 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Chantra recorded 35 times among girls since 1974, 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 1974 to 1991.
- #39,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 35 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantra ranks #39,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #39,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 35
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantra's 35 recorded births place it above 45.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chantra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chantra's full recorded timeline at 1982, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chantra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1991
- Peak year (1988)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Chantra popularity over time - boys
19 total births recorded since 1987 (Chantra as boys' name)
Chantra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (20 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Chantra's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Chantra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Chantra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- 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 Chantra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1974–1991 (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 Chantra 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.