Chantra
The Story of Chantra
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Chantra as a girl name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Chantra — #7,692 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Chantra on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Chantra last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chantra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1988: 9 births, good for #4,786 nationwide. About 74% of every Chantra on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Chantra last appeared in the published SSA data in 1990, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 19 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chantra
Chantra is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Chantra's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #7,692. Use the chart and map above to compare Chantra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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