Recorded 1968–1995 Girls' name Peak 1975 496 births

Lachandra — girls' name

496 babies named Lachandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s2541980s1791990s48
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Lachandra was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

38 babies were named Lachandra in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lachandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 496 babies named Lachandra between 1968 and 1995, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lachandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lachandra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 254 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lachandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Lachandra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lachandra 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 496 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.

Lachandra at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

496

Since 1968

28 years of records

Peak year

1975

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1968

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lachandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1968

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1975)
38
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 19951990198619821978197419701968 7

Lachandra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
254 births that decade — 51% of Lachandra's all-time total
1960s151970s2541980s1791990s48

Lachandra by state

Where Lachandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lachandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
21 4.2%
#2 Texas
13 2.6%
#3 Alabama
11 2.2%
#4 Louisiana
11 2.2%
#5 Tennessee
10 2.0%
Georgia share of Lachandra's total US births 4.2%
Even split

21 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lachandra?
496 babies have been named Lachandra since 1968. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1975 with 38 births.
When was Lachandra most popular?
Lachandra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 254 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Lachandra most popular?
The top states for the name Lachandra are Georgia (21 births), Texas (13 births), Alabama (11 births).
How long has the name Lachandra been used?
Lachandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 28 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lachandra?
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, 1968–1995 (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.