Chandra

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Chandra first appears in the data in 1935 and has been recorded in 76 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1975 with 747 babies (rank #307 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Chandra

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chandra yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

17,348

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

747

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Chandra

Chandra Shekharpolitician · b. 1927
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Chandra Wilsonfilm actor · b. 1969
Chandra Bahadur Dangiweaver · b. 1939
Chandra Shekhar Azadfreedom fighter · b. 1906

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1935	6	#3,820
1944	7	#3,741
1945	6	#4,096
1947	10	#3,481
1948	11	#3,171
1949	12	#3,026
1950	19	#2,263
1951	17	#2,490
1952	16	#2,686
1953	28	#1,936
1954	57	#1,318
1955	79	#1,119
1956	113	#949
1957	165	#783
1958	232	#648
1959	181	#755
1960	153	#833
1961	187	#762
1962	187	#761
1963	229	#666
1964	259	#633
1965	285	#566
1966	349	#504
1967	405	#470
1968	483	#432
1969	607	#378
1970	695	#357
1971	683	#356
1972	660	#341
1973	653	#338
1974	713	#318
1975	747	#307
1976	682	#326
1977	664	#341
1978	645	#337
1979	556	#391
1980	573	#396
1981	539	#409
1982	478	#448
1983	462	#445
1984	429	#477
1985	409	#496
1986	398	#519
1987	365	#548
1988	338	#594
1989	294	#688
1990	280	#742
1991	250	#823
1992	199	#965
1993	182	#1,017
1994	151	#1,170
1995	137	#1,247
1996	125	#1,349
1997	105	#1,536
1998	118	#1,444
1999	82	#1,916
2000	76	#2,125
2001	82	#2,050
2002	53	#2,826
2003	60	#2,644
2004	41	#3,576
2005	43	#3,466
2006	39	#3,868
2007	29	#4,983
2008	22	#6,167
2009	23	#5,929
2010	7	#13,760
2011	18	#6,914
2012	10	#10,597
2013	13	#8,692
2014	6	#14,961
2015	7	#13,295
2017	16	#7,165
2018	6	#14,156
2019	8	#11,581
2023	8	#11,381