Recorded 1947–2009 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,389 births

Tandra — girls' name

1,389 babies named Tandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s761960s2951970s4241980s3311990s2172000s35
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tandra was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

55 babies were named Tandra in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,389 babies named Tandra between 1947 and 2009, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tandra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 424 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 82 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Tandra in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tandra 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 1,389 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.

Tandra at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

1,389

Since 1947

63 years of records

Peak year

1971

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1947

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2009

Tandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1947

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1971)
55
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Tandra by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
424 births that decade — 31% of Tandra's all-time total
1940s111950s761960s2951970s4241980s3311990s2172000s35

Tandra by state

Where Tandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
82 5.9%
#2 California
20 1.4%
#3 Tennessee
16 1.2%
#4 Louisiana
15 1.1%
#5 Illinois
11 0.8%
#6 North Carolina
6 0.4%
#7 Maryland
5 0.4%
#8 Michigan
5 0.4%
Texas share of Tandra's total US births 5.9%
Even split

82 of 1,389 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Tandra appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tandra?
1,389 babies have been named Tandra since 1947. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1971 with 55 births.
When was Tandra most popular?
Tandra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 424 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Tandra most popular?
The top states for the name Tandra are Texas (82 births), California (20 births), Tennessee (16 births).
How long has the name Tandra been used?
Tandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 63 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Tandra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tanya, Tania, Tanisha, Tana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–2009 (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.