The baby name Chandra is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈtʃʌndrə/ (CHAN-drah or CHUN-druh); Sanskrit: /t͡ʃən̪drə/.
The baby name Chandra is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈtʃʌndrə/ (CHAN-drah or CHUN-druh); Sanskrit: /t͡ʃən̪drə/.
Chandra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Chandra is a Sanskrit name derived from candra, “shining; moon,” and in Indian tradition names the lunar deity associated with cool light, fertility, and the calendar. Attested in Vedic and epic literature, it has long been used across South Asia - India, Nepal, Sri Lanka - and spread through Sanskritic influence to Southeast Asia (e.g., Indonesian/Javanese Candra, Thai/Khmer Chantra). The name is unisex in its home regions but often read as feminine in the West.
Variants and related forms include Candra (scholarly transliteration), Chand, Chander/Chandar (Punjabi/Hindi), Chandru (South Indian diminutive), and compounds such as Chandrasekhar, Chandrakant, and Chandrajit; feminine derivatives include Chandrika (“moonlight”) and Chandni/Chaandni. Usage ranges from standalone given name to honorific first element in compound names (e.g., Chandra Prasad). Modern visibility includes diaspora communities and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, underscoring its luminous meaning.
| Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar was best known as the prime minister of India, serving from November 1990 to June 1991. He was an Indian politician who led a minority government formed by a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal with outside support from the Indian National Congress. | Chandragupta II Chandragupta II, best known as a powerful emperor of the Gupta Empire, ruled around 375 to 415 CE. He was also known by the title Vikramaditya and is remembered as one of the empire’s most prominent rulers. | Chandrabhanu Chandrabhanu was a 13th-century ruler best known as the King of Tambralinga and for extending his power into northern Sri Lanka. Also known as Chandrabhanu Sridhamaraja, he ruled during the mid-1200s and is remembered as a Javaka king connected with present-day Thailand, Malaysia, and the Jaffna Kingdom. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #15 | 25 | 2,238 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #39 | 111 | 4,130 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #53 | 958 | 19,177 |
| IN | 0 | #55 | 16 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #66 | 12 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #86 | 15 | 7,011 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #88 | 11 | 3,319 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #89 | 1,445 | 18,093 |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| KW | 0 | #106 | 11 | 5,216 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #107 | 1,679 | 18,755 |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #118 | 16 | 6,332 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| AE | 0 | #137 | 41 | 10,220 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #161 | 5 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| BH | 0 | #193 | 466 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #193 | 125 | 15,378 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1,931 | 16,750 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #213 | 11 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #216 | 12 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #223 | 19 | 7,111 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| SG | 0 | #237 | 33 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #247 | 5 | 6,592 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #247 | 150 | 15,987 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #258 | 6 | 7,056 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #271 | 4 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #271 | 25 | 10,560 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #278 | 20 | 7,909 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #281 | 9 | 8,139 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Girls | 2008 | #298 | 6 | 2,834 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #303 | 256 | 20,968 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| MY | 0 | #306 | 25 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #308 | 879 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #310 | 1,530 | 22,615 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,570 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #316 | 486 | 17,960 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #323 | 9 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #327 | 4,132 | 28,008 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #335 | 337 | 13,121 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #340 | 18 | 8,477 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #349 | 38 | 8,413 |
| HK | 0 | #351 | 7 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #354 | 6 | 8,829 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #355 | 1,211 | 25,439 |
| France | Boys | 1992 | #357 | 3 | 1,870 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #368 | 10 | 7,057 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #373 | 9 | 7,951 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #381 | 10 | 13,098 |
| YE | 0 | #390 | 9 | 8,639 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #397 | 31 | 2,041 |
| France | Girls | 2017 | #401 | 4 | 3,248 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #466 | 6 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #479 | 45 | 10,981 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #480 | 107 | 18,916 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #482 | 95 | 10,045 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #499 | 29 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #509 | 462 | 25,931 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #515 | 4 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #522 | 11 | 11,342 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #554 | 8 | 10,655 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #569 | 47 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #591 | 27 | 11,648 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #593 | 440 | 24,821 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #634 | 25 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #636 | 32 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| IT | 0 | #695 | 20 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #729 | 10 | 3,895 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #856 | 100 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #907 | 8 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #973 | 11 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,085 | 57 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,230 | 5 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,335 | 112 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,425 | 47 | 10,046 |
Chandra is popular in 69 countries — most recent births per country:
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