Chandra
Unisex and girl name · Sanskrit origin
Chandra meaning
As a unisex name
moon
As a girl name
Beautiful like moon.
Chandra at a glance
- Used as
- Unisex and girl name
- Origin (unisex)
- Sanskrit
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- चन्द्रAs listed by Wiktionary; not independently verifiedشاندراAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #9,014 in 1996
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #11,156 in 2023
Chandra popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #3,315 | 8 |
| 1996 | #9,014 | 5 |
All 10 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #3,315 | 8 |
| 1971 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1972 | #3,962 | 7 |
| 1973 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1976 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1978 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1982 | #6,387 | 5 |
| 1984 | #4,215 | 9 |
| 1996 | #9,014 | 5 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 |
| 1960 | #832 | 153 |
| 1970 | #357 | 695 |
| 1975 | #307 | 747 |
| 1980 | #396 | 573 |
| 1990 | #742 | 280 |
| 2000 | #2,122 | 76 |
| 2010 | #13,446 | 7 |
| 2023 | #11,156 | 8 |
All 76 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 |
| 1947 | #3,448 | 10 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,253 | 19 |
| 1951 | #2,474 | 17 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 |
| 1954 | #1,317 | 57 |
| 1955 | #1,118 | 79 |
| 1956 | #948 | 113 |
| 1957 | #782 | 165 |
| 1958 | #647 | 232 |
| 1959 | #755 | 181 |
| 1960 | #832 | 153 |
| 1961 | #761 | 187 |
| 1962 | #761 | 187 |
| 1963 | #666 | 229 |
| 1964 | #633 | 259 |
| 1965 | #566 | 285 |
| 1966 | #504 | 349 |
| 1967 | #470 | 405 |
| 1968 | #432 | 483 |
| 1969 | #377 | 607 |
| 1970 | #357 | 695 |
| 1971 | #356 | 683 |
| 1972 | #341 | 660 |
| 1973 | #338 | 653 |
| 1974 | #318 | 713 |
| 1975 | #307 | 747 |
| 1976 | #326 | 682 |
| 1977 | #341 | 664 |
| 1978 | #337 | 645 |
| 1979 | #391 | 556 |
| 1980 | #396 | 573 |
| 1981 | #409 | 539 |
| 1982 | #448 | 478 |
| 1983 | #445 | 462 |
| 1984 | #477 | 429 |
| 1985 | #496 | 409 |
| 1986 | #519 | 398 |
| 1987 | #548 | 365 |
| 1988 | #594 | 338 |
| 1989 | #688 | 294 |
| 1990 | #742 | 280 |
| 1991 | #823 | 250 |
| 1992 | #964 | 199 |
| 1993 | #1,017 | 182 |
| 1994 | #1,170 | 151 |
| 1995 | #1,246 | 137 |
| 1996 | #1,348 | 125 |
| 1997 | #1,530 | 105 |
| 1998 | #1,443 | 118 |
| 1999 | #1,914 | 82 |
| 2000 | #2,122 | 76 |
| 2001 | #2,047 | 82 |
| 2002 | #2,819 | 53 |
| 2003 | #2,638 | 60 |
| 2004 | #3,566 | 41 |
| 2005 | #3,460 | 43 |
| 2006 | #3,854 | 39 |
| 2007 | #4,944 | 29 |
| 2008 | #6,127 | 22 |
| 2009 | #5,891 | 23 |
| 2010 | #13,446 | 7 |
| 2011 | #6,855 | 18 |
| 2012 | #10,427 | 10 |
| 2013 | #8,579 | 13 |
| 2014 | #14,553 | 6 |
| 2015 | #13,003 | 7 |
| 2017 | #7,089 | 16 |
| 2018 | #13,787 | 6 |
| 2019 | #11,351 | 8 |
| 2023 | #11,156 | 8 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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