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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedWIMichigan: #803 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,281 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedINOhio: #913 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,284 girlsOHPennsylvania: #949 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 11,536 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,348 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 15,366 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedCONebraska: 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: #641 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,790 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: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedARTennessee: #555 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,703 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #674 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,210 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #739 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,532 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chanda, so not publishedHITexas: #1,122 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 11,715 girlsTXFlorida: #1,244 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,884 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#555 · 1 in 4,703
  2. Virginia#641 · 1 in 5,790
  3. North Carolina#674 · 1 in 6,210
  4. Georgia#739 · 1 in 6,532
  5. Michigan#803 · 1 in 8,281

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

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Tennessee#55561 in 4,703
Virginia#64161 in 5,790
North Carolina#67461 in 6,210
Georgia#73961 in 6,532
Michigan#80371 in 8,281
Ohio#91361 in 11,284
Pennsylvania#94961 in 11,536
Texas#1,122111 in 11,715
Florida#1,24451 in 13,884
California#1,348141 in 15,366
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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 1987

girls
#1,106
136 births · 1 in 12,784 girls

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #1,106Chanda136
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 12,784 of them was named Chanda, which outranked 91.7% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chanda
  1. #1,098Paulina138
  2. #1,104Chelsy137
  3. #1,104Shavon137
  4. #1,106Chanda136
  5. #1,106Malia136
  6. #1,106Mikaela136
  7. #1,109Breana135
  8. #1,109Franchesca135
  9. #1,109Kandis135

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →