Recorded 1951–1991 Girls' name Peak 1970 506 births

Quanda — girls' name

506 babies named Quanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s1111970s2491980s1071990s22
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Quanda was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

38 babies were named Quanda in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 506 babies named Quanda between 1951 and 1991, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 249 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Quanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Quanda in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quanda 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 506 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.

Quanda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

506

Since 1951

41 years of records

Peak year

1970

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1951

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1991

Quanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1951

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1970)
38
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 19911986198119761971196519591951 6

Quanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
249 births that decade — 49% of Quanda's all-time total
1950s171960s1111970s2491980s1071990s22

Quanda by state

Where Quanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Quanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
28 5.5%
#2 Florida
10 2.0%
#3 New York
7 1.4%
#4 Georgia
5 1.0%
#5 Illinois
5 1.0%
#6 South Carolina
5 1.0%
Pennsylvania share of Quanda's total US births 5.5%
Even split

28 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quanda?
506 babies have been named Quanda since 1951. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1970 with 38 births.
When was Quanda most popular?
Quanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 249 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Quanda most popular?
The top states for the name Quanda are Pennsylvania (28 births), Florida (10 births), New York (7 births).
How long has the name Quanda been used?
Quanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 41 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Quanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quanisha, Quanesha, Quanita, Quaneisha, 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, 1951–1991 (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.