The baby name Chandra Mouli is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced CHAN-dra MOW-lee (approx. /ˈtʃʌndrə ˈmaʊli/).
The baby name Chandra Mouli is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced CHAN-dra MOW-lee (approx. /ˈtʃʌndrə ˈmaʊli/).
Chandra Mouli is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Chandra Mouli is a Sanskrit compound: chandra “moon” + mauli “crest/crown/topknot,” literally “moon-crowned.” An epithet of the Hindu god Shiva (also called Chandramouli or Chandrasekhara), it evokes the crescent moon adorning his matted hair, symbolizing serenity, cyclical time, and luminous wisdom. As a given name, it carries devotional and auspicious overtones.
Used across India - especially in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam - the name appears in medieval Shaiva temple traditions and persists in modern naming. Common variants include Chandramouli, Chandramauli, Chandramoli, Chandra-Mouli, and the theophoric extension Chandramouleeswaran; related epithets are Chandrasekhar/Chandrasekhara and Somasekhara. Nicknames include Chandu, Chandra, and Mouli. Predominantly masculine, it is occasionally unisex in contemporary usage. The core meaning remains “one crowned with the moon,” blending celestial imagery with reverence.
Chandra Mouli is a rare name. There are only 27 recorded uses of it in our data, from 8 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #992 | 10 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Chandra Mouli is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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