Unisex name · since 1993
Chidera
544 babies named Chidera in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chidera is the #6687 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 544 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Chidera recorded 544 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #6687 nationally today, ahead of 61% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #11,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,687 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 544 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chidera ranks #11,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,687 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 544 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 544
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chidera's 544 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chidera compares
544 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chidera's all-time total is 45% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chidera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 544 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chidera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chidera's full recorded timeline at 2010, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chidera popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Chidera popularity over time - boys
233 total births recorded since 1999 (Chidera as boys' name)
Chidera by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (208 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Chidera's strongest decade.
208 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Chidera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
208 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 208 births (38% of all-time use).
How Chidera 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 Chidera's total volume
Chidera by state
Where Chidera concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 59 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 12 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.9% |
59 of 544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chidera's data
- Chidera's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (208 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chideras (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chidera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Chidera 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.