Girls' name · since 1947
Kandra
Since 1947, U.S. Social Security records show 1,340 babies named Kandra, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,340
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,340 girls have been named Kandra since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandra has been recorded 1,340 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2013.
- #6,152 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,340 born since 1947
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandra ranks #6,152 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,340 born since 1947, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,152 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,340
- born since 1947
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandra's 1,340 recorded births place it above 91.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Kandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kandra's full recorded timeline at 1981, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kandra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2013
- Peak year (1988)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Kandra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (415 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Kandra's strongest decade.
415 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 164
1960s
164 births
- 1970s
1970s
259 births
- 1980s
1980s
415 births
- 1990s
1990s
261 births
- 2000s 118
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 415 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kandra 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 Kandra's total volume
Kandra by state
Where Kandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| 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% |
45 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kandra's data
- Kandra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (415 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kandras (45 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.
Keep exploring Kandra
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1947–2013 (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 Kandra 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.