Girls' name · since 1965
Chonda
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 189 babies named Chonda, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 189 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chonda has been recorded 189 times among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 1991.
- #20,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 189 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chonda ranks #20,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 189 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 189
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chonda's 189 recorded births place it above 71.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chonda splits its recorded history at 1974: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chonda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1991
- Peak year (1975)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Chonda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (124 births, 66% of the file).
1970s was Chonda's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Chonda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
124 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 124 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Chonda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (124 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 Chonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1965–1991 (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 Chonda 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.