girl's name

Chanda

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 6,123

Chanda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2009 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1976, when 418 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1947.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Chanda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2000s.

3,408
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Chanda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 27
1950s 141
1960s 585
1970s 3,408
1980s 1,283
1990s 549
2000s 101

How popular is Chanda?

In 2009, Chanda was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chanda is used

Canada #2,760 5 in 1991
England & Wales #3,791 4 in 1997
France #4,231 5 in 1995
United States #15,142 7 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Chanda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chanda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Chanda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chanda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Chanda

How popular is the name Chanda?

In 2009, Chanda was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Chanda a girl's or a boy's name?

Chanda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chanda?

Chanda has 2 syllables.

When was Chanda most popular?

Chanda peaked in 1976, when 418 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.