The baby name Champa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHAM-pah (approx. IPA: /ˈtʃʌmpə/; Indian: /tʃəmˈpɑː/).
Champa is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Champa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced CHAM-pah (approx. IPA: /ˈtʃʌmpə/; Indian: /tʃəmˈpɑː/).
Champa is Sanskrit in Origin.
Champa is a feminine given name rooted in Sanskrit campaka, the champak blossom, celebrated for its heady fragrance and golden hue. In Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali, and Odia, Champa evokes beauty, sweetness, and auspicious floral offerings in temples. The flower figures in classical Sanskrit poetry and bhakti verse, helping the name circulate across North and East India and into Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Common variants and related forms include Champaka (Sanskrit), Champak (masculine), Champika (Sinhala, often unisex), Champakali (“bud of the champa”), and transliterations like Campa. Regional cognates from the same floral word-family include Sampige (Kannada), Chempakam (Malayalam), and Chapha (Marathi). Beyond South Asia, the Tibetan and Dzongkha cognate Jampa - sometimes rendered Champa - names the bodhisattva Maitreya and connotes loving-kindness. Overall, Champa carries the meaning “champak flower,” with associations of fragrance, grace, devotion, and renewal.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #209 | 184 | 8,413 |
| BD | 0 | #217 | 11 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #300 | 17 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #304 | 22 | 7,570 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #360 | 302 | 13,121 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #364 | 33 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #458 | 58 | 19,177 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #497 | 57 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #514 | 10 | 10,981 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #563 | 14 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #576 | 11 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #608 | 10 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #759 | 11 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #870 | 66 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #957 | 45 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,076 | 17 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,410 | 37 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,591 | 24 | 28,008 |
Champa is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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