Girls' name · since 1962
Chaundra
Chaundra has 574 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
574 girls have been named Chaundra since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaundra has been recorded 574 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2002.
- #10,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 574 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaundra ranks #10,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 574 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #10,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 574
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chaundra's 574 recorded births place it above 85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Chaundra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chaundra's full recorded timeline at 1979, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chaundra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2002
- Peak year (1974)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Chaundra by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (248 births, 43% of the file).
1970s was Chaundra's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chaundra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
101 births
- 1970s
1970s
248 births
- 1980s
1980s
179 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 248 births (43% of all-time use).
How Chaundra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chaundra's total volume
Chaundra by state
Where Chaundra concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
7 of 574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Chaundra's data
- Chaundra's decade-level peak was the 1970s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Chaundras (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chaundra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1962–2002 (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 Chaundra 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.