How Many People Are Named Chandra?
An estimated 15,574 people in the United States have the first name Chandra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Chandra peaked in popularity in 1975 with 753 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chandra 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 Chandra paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Chandra is overwhelmingly female, 66 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
15,574
About 1 in 22,008 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1975
753 births
Total Registered
17,348
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chandra
Chandra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,348 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Chandra as a male name
Ranked #9,216 in 1996
5 male births in 1996
Peak: 1976 (9 births)
Chandra as a female name
Ranked #11,381 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1975 (747 births)
Chandra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chandra span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6,737 babies were registered. Chandra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chandra by Decade
How has Chandra 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.
Chandra by State
Birth registrations for Chandra span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Georgia. The lowest are in North Dakota, Maine, Alaska. On average, about 318 Chandras were registered per state.
Chandra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chandra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chandra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chandra?
We estimate approximately 15,574 people named Chandra 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 22,008 Americans share this first name.
Is Chandra a common name?
Chandra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,348 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chandra most popular?
Chandra reached peak popularity in 1975, when 753 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chandra is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chandra a female name?
Chandra is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chandra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chandra Smith, Chandra Johnson, Chandra 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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