Girls' name · since 1968
Chaunda
123 babies named Chaunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
123 girls have been named Chaunda since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chaunda recorded 123 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1988.
- #24,812 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaunda ranks #24,812 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,812 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chaunda's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chaunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chaunda splits its recorded history at 1976: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chaunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1988
- Peak year (1976)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1988.
123 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1976 with 12 births in a single year.
Chaunda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (84 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Chaunda's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Chaunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (68% of all-time use).
Chaunda decade highlights
- Peak decade 84 births
- Runner-up 21 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Chaunda's data
- Chaunda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 21 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 Chaunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1968–1988 (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 Chaunda 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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