Recorded 1947–2002 Girls' name Peak 1970 177 births

Kanda — girls' name

177 babies named Kanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s201960s571970s401980s321990s62000s11
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Kanda was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kanda in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Kanda between 1947 and 2002, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanda 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 177 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.

Kanda at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

177

Since 1947

56 years of records

Peak year

1970

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1947

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2002

Kanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1947

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1970)
10
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4681012 20021985197819731966196219571947 6

Kanda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
57 births that decade — 32% of Kanda's all-time total
1940s111950s201960s571970s401980s321990s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanda?
177 babies have been named Kanda since 1947. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1970 with 10 births.
When was Kanda most popular?
Kanda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Kanda been used?
Kanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 56 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Kanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, 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, 1947–2002 (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.