How Many People Are Named Chandi?
An estimated 227 people in the United States have the first name Chandi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Chandi peaked in popularity in 1976 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chandi 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 Chandi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
227
About 1 in 1,509,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1976
14 births
Total Registered
242
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chandi
Chandi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 242 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chandi as a female name
Ranked #14,527 in 2004
6 female births in 2004
Peak: 1976 (14 births)
Chandi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chandi span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 97 babies were registered. Chandi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chandi by Decade
How has Chandi 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.
Chandi by State
Chandi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chandi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chandi
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Chandi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chandi?
We estimate approximately 227 people named Chandi 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 1,509,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Chandi a common name?
Chandi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 242 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chandi most popular?
Chandi reached peak popularity in 1976, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chandi is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chandi a female name?
Chandi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chandi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chandi Smith, Chandi Johnson, Chandi 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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