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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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 1977

  • 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: #529 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,795 girlsWAIdaho: #259 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 891 girlsNDMinnesota: #494 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,176 girlsMNIllinois: #556 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,254 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #381 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsMINew York: #788 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,789 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: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsINOhio: #608 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,376 girlsOHPennsylvania: #645 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,640 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #670 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,158 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedUTColorado: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,844 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsMOKentucky: #304 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,891 girlsKYWest Virginia: #332 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsWVVirginia: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,819 girlsVAMaryland: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedDEArizona: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,658 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNMKansas: #303 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,932 girlsKSArkansas: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,856 girlsARTennessee: #307 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,870 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #322 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,067 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #216 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsOKLouisiana: #277 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsLAMississippi: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsMSAlabama: #366 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,300 girlsALGeorgia: #329 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,824 girlsGAHawaii: #199 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 667 girlsHITexas: #492 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,241 girlsTXFlorida: #382 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#181 · 1 in 891
  2. Hawaii#199 · 1 in 667
  3. Oklahoma#216 · 1 in 1,128
  4. Idaho#259 · 1 in 1,255
  5. Louisiana#277 · 1 in 1,399

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#18151 in 891
Hawaii#19971 in 667
Oklahoma#216151 in 1,128
Idaho#25951 in 1,255
Louisiana#277201 in 1,399
Mississippi#296111 in 1,437
Kansas#30371 in 1,932
Kentucky#304131 in 1,891
Tennessee#307151 in 1,870
North Carolina#322161 in 2,067
Arkansas#32571 in 1,856
Georgia#329181 in 1,824
West Virginia#33251 in 2,466
Maryland#33991 in 2,051
Alabama#366101 in 2,300
South Carolina#36781 in 2,192
Indiana#375121 in 2,936
Missouri#377111 in 2,816
Michigan#381191 in 3,006
Florida#382191 in 2,274
Virginia#395101 in 2,819
Colorado#43261 in 2,844
Arizona#46161 in 2,658
Texas#492311 in 3,241
Minnesota#49451 in 5,176
Washington#52961 in 3,795
Illinois#556171 in 4,254
Ohio#608111 in 6,376
Pennsylvania#645101 in 6,640
California#670291 in 5,158
New York#788151 in 6,789
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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 1977

girls
#469
412 births · 1 in 3,721 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #469Chanda412
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 3,721 of them was named Chanda, which outranked 95.9% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chanda
  1. #465Marcie421
  2. #467Jaimie419
  3. #468Jamila418
  4. #469Chanda412
  5. #469Vickie412
  6. #471Tisha411
  7. #472Latosha410
  8. #472Maggie410

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

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →