Girls' name · since 1951
Quanda
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 506 babies named Quanda, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
506 girls have been named Quanda since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Quanda has 506 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1991.
- #11,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 506 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanda ranks #11,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 506 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 506
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Quanda's 506 recorded births place it above 83.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Quanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Quanda splits its recorded history at 1975: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Quanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1991
- Peak year (1970)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Quanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (249 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Quanda's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Quanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
111 births
- 1970s
1970s
249 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 249 births (49% of all-time use).
How Quanda 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 Quanda's total volume
Quanda by state
Where Quanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| 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% |
28 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Quanda's data
- Quanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Quandas (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1951–1991 (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 Quanda 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.