Recorded 1947–2013 Girls' name Peak 1988 1,340 births

Kandra — girls' name

1,340 babies named Kandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s841960s1641970s2591980s4151990s2612000s1182010s27
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kandra was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

60 babies were named Kandra in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,340 babies named Kandra between 1947 and 2013, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kandra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 415 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Kandra in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kandra 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 1,340 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.

Kandra at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,340

Since 1947

67 years of records

Peak year

1988

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1947

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2013

Kandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1947

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1988)
60
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Kandra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
415 births that decade — 31% of Kandra's all-time total
1940s121950s841960s1641970s2591980s4151990s2612000s1182010s27

Kandra by state

Where Kandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Kandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
45 3.4%
#2 California
28 2.1%
#3 Georgia
7 0.5%
#4 Illinois
5 0.4%
#5 Michigan
5 0.4%
#6 Tennessee
5 0.4%
Texas share of Kandra's total US births 3.4%
Even split

45 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kandra?
1,340 babies have been named Kandra since 1947. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1988 with 60 births.
When was Kandra most popular?
Kandra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 415 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Kandra most popular?
The top states for the name Kandra are Texas (45 births), California (28 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Kandra been used?
Kandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 67 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Kandra?
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.

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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, 1947–2013 (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.