Chanda
Chanda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 460th with 418 babies. More babies were named Chanda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1976418 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,094babies recorded
Chanda popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #4,554 | 26 |
| 1990 | #1,446 | 108 |
| 1980 | #825 | 190 |
| 1970 | #653 | 250 |
| 1960 | #2,202 | 28 |
| 1950 | #4,377 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chanda, counting every spelling?
Chanda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Chanda?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Chanda are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 44 and 54. That makes Chanda mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chanda by state
How common Chanda was among girls born in each state in 1974–1978, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×), Louisiana (2.5×), Oklahoma (2.3×), Mississippi (2.1×), North Carolina (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Utah, Wisconsin.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chanda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chanda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chanda
How popular is the name Chanda?
Chanda was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 460th with 418 babies. More babies were named Chanda in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Chanda a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 6,078 girls and 16 boys.
Where was Chanda most popular?
In 1974–1978, Chanda was most common in Georgia (0.66 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.