Chanda is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chanda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chanda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chanda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chanda is a girl name of Sanskrit origin meaning “fierce, hot; the moon”. An Indian name, an epithet of the goddess Durga.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,094 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 4 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chanda per year, United States (1947 to 2009). United States peaked in 1976 (418/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (4/yr).
Chanda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1976, when it ranked #829 nationally (given to 418 babies that year).
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