Chanda

Last seen for girls in 2009 at #13,704 · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1976 · 418 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,078
since 1947

Chanda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chanda has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #460, 1976girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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First appearance
1947

The first year at least five girls were named Chanda! It came in at #3,448, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2010–2025, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Chanda is popular in 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #455 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,931 girlsMNIllinois: #867 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,967 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #600 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,735 girlsMINew York: #753 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 8,318 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedIAIndiana: #523 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,384 girlsINOhio: #454 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,458 girlsOHPennsylvania: #665 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,594 girlsPANew Jersey: #575 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,581 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #742 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 7,132 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,869 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #604 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,879 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedKSArkansas: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,271 girlsARTennessee: #525 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,249 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #484 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,654 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #410 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,935 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #448 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,041 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMSAlabama: #410 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,011 girlsALGeorgia: #415 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedHITexas: #761 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,441 girlsTXFlorida: #483 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,662 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#348 · 1 in 2,271
  2. South Carolina#410 · 1 in 2,935
  3. Alabama#410 · 1 in 3,011
  4. Georgia#415 · 1 in 3,109
  5. Colorado#434 · 1 in 2,869

Best ever in a state: #163 in North Dakota, 1973.

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Arkansas#34861 in 2,271
Alabama#41091 in 3,011
South Carolina#41071 in 2,935
Georgia#415131 in 3,109
Colorado#43461 in 2,869
Louisiana#448101 in 3,041
Ohio#454201 in 4,458
Minnesota#45561 in 4,931
Florida#483131 in 3,662
North Carolina#48491 in 4,654
Indiana#52381 in 5,384
Tennessee#52561 in 5,249
New Jersey#57591 in 5,581
Michigan#600111 in 6,735
Virginia#60451 in 6,879
Pennsylvania#665101 in 8,594
California#742231 in 7,132
New York#753171 in 8,318
Texas#761141 in 7,441
Illinois#86781 in 10,967
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See more about Chanda
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2009
  • Biggest jump: 479 spots in 1969 (#1,177 → #698)
  • Biggest drop: 252 spots in 1982 (#831 → #1,083)
Rise & fade · girls
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1947
  • Peaked 1976 at #460 (418 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 1969–1981
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,505
  • Highest: 1 in 3,505 girls born in 1976 were named Chanda (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 262,445 girls born in 2009 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 56.0% of all girls named Chanda (3,402) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s27#3,137 (1948)#3,753
1950s141#2,395 (1959)#3,208
1960s585#698 (1969)#1,767
1970s3,402#460 (1976)#535
1980s1,273#824 (1980)#1,170
1990s549#1,445 (1990)#2,762
2000s101#4,527 (2000)#11,546

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chanda in 1970

girls
#651
250 births · 1 in 6,993 girls

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #651Chanda250
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 6,993 of them was named Chanda, which outranked 93.0% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chanda
  1. #648Ivy254
  2. #649Coleen253
  3. #650Lucia252
  4. #651Chanda250
  5. #651Alana250
  6. #651Casandra250
  7. #654Tawnya249
  8. #655Candi248
  9. #656Gabriela247

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1970 →