Recorded 1968–1992 Girls' name Peak 1977 328 births

Lachanda — girls' name

328 babies named Lachanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s1901980s1001990s25
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Lachanda was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

28 babies were named Lachanda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lachanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 328 babies named Lachanda between 1968 and 1992, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lachanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lachanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lachanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lachanda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lachanda 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 328 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.

Lachanda at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

328

Since 1968

25 years of records

Peak year

1977

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1968

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lachanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1968

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1977)
28
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Lachanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
190 births that decade — 58% of Lachanda's all-time total
1960s131970s1901980s1001990s25

Lachanda by state

Where Lachanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lachanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 3.0%
#2 Louisiana
5 1.5%
#3 Texas
5 1.5%
Georgia share of Lachanda's total US births 3.0%
Even split

10 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lachanda?
328 babies have been named Lachanda since 1968. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1977 with 28 births.
When was Lachanda most popular?
Lachanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Lachanda most popular?
The top states for the name Lachanda are Georgia (10 births), Louisiana (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lachanda been used?
Lachanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 25 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lachanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lacey, Lacy, Lacie, Laci, 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, 1968–1992 (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.