How Many People Are Named Chanda?
An estimated 5,518 people in the United States have the first name Chanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Chanda peaked in popularity in 1976 with 418 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,518
About 1 in 62,116 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1976
418 births
Total Registered
6,094
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanda
Chanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,094 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Chanda as a male name
Ranked #7,451 in 1988
5 male births in 1988
Peak: 1975 (6 births)
Chanda as a female name
Ranked #13,993 in 2009
7 female births in 2009
Peak: 1976 (418 births)
Chanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanda span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 3,408 babies were registered. Chanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chanda by Decade
How has Chanda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chanda by State
Birth registrations for Chanda span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in Oregon, New Mexico, Nebraska. On average, about 98 Chandas were registered per state.
Chanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanda?
We estimate approximately 5,518 people named Chanda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,116 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanda a common name?
Chanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,094 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanda most popular?
Chanda reached peak popularity in 1976, when 418 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanda is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanda a female name?
Chanda is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanda Smith, Chanda Johnson, Chanda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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