Recorded 1969–1986 Girls' name Peak 1973 93 births

Colandra — girls' name

93 babies named Colandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s661980s21
1970s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Colandra was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

9 babies were named Colandra in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Colandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Colandra between 1969 and 1986, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Colandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Colandra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Colandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Colandra 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 93 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.

Colandra at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

93

Since 1969

18 years of records

Peak year

1973

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1969

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1986

Colandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1969

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1973)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
45678910 1986198019771975197319711969 6

Colandra by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
66 births that decade — 71% of Colandra's all-time total
1960s61970s661980s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Colandra?
93 babies have been named Colandra since 1969. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1973 with 9 births.
When was Colandra most popular?
Colandra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Colandra been used?
Colandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 18 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Colandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Colleen, Colette, Coleen, Collins, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1969–1986 (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.