Chanda

Chanda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “moon”
Origin: Sanskrit
Say it: CHUN-duh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

In Indian usage, Chanda relates to Sanskrit candra, meaning moon or shining. It also occurs in South Asia as a surname and place-name element.

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How popular is Chanda?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Chanda in 20240

Peak year1976

Total US babies since 18806,094

Chanda was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Chanda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Tarastar · Sanskrit

Chanda questions

What does the name Chanda mean?

Chanda means "moon". It comes from Sanskrit. In Indian usage, Chanda relates to Sanskrit candra, meaning moon or shining. It also occurs in South Asia as a surname and place-name element.

Is Chanda a boy or girl name?

Chanda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Chanda?

Chanda was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1976.

How do you pronounce Chanda?

Chanda is usually pronounced CHUN-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.