Chawanda — girls' name
17 babies named Chawanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
17 girls have been named Chawanda since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.
- 17
- total births
- 1973–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Chawanda was born in this single decade.
6 babies were named Chawanda in 1973 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chawanda
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Chawanda between 1973 and 1979, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chawanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chawanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chawanda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 17 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Chawanda at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chawanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1973
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1979.
17 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1973 with 6 births in a single year.
Chawanda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Chawanda's all-time total
Chawanda decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Chawanda's strongest decade
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.