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The baby name Chinmayee is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃɪnˈmaːjiː/ (CHIN-mah-yee or chin-MAY-ee).

Chinmayee is Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: /tʃɪnˈmaːjiː/ (CHIN-mah-yee or chin-MAY-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Chinmayee ?

The baby name Chinmayee is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃɪnˈmaːjiː/ (CHIN-mah-yee or chin-MAY-ee).

Chinmayee is Sanskrit in Origin.

Chinmayee is a Sanskrit-derived feminine name meaning embodiment of consciousness or one filled with pure knowledge. It comes from cit/cin (consciousness) + maya (consisting of), forming Chinmaya, with the feminine suffix -ī yielding Chinmayī (Devanagari: चिन्मयी). The sense is philosophical and devotional, pointing to inner awareness, wisdom, and spiritual illumination.

In South Asian use, Chinmayee appears in classical hymns and bhakti poetry as an epithet of the Divine Mother, and has been adopted as a given name across Hindi-, Marathi-, Odia-, Kannada-, Telugu-, and Tamil-speaking communities and in the diaspora. The name saw broader modern circulation in the 20th century alongside Sanskritic revival and spiritual movements. Common variants and spellings include Chinmayi, Chinmaye/Chinmayee, and Bengali-influenced Chinmoyee; related forms are the unisex/masculine Chinmaya and the masculine Chinmoy. Pronounced chin-ma-YEE.

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Chinmayee – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
OM Girls 0 #419 6 15,987
IN Girls 0 #524 108 13,121
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750

Chinmayee is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:

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Chinmayee is predominantly a girl's name.
Chinmayee is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /tʃɪnˈmaːjiː/ (CHIN-mah-yee or chin-MAY-ee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Chinmayi, Chinmaye, Chinmayee and Chinmayī.
Chinmayee is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.