The baby name Chinniah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced CHIN-nee-ah (IPA: /ˈtʃɪn.ni.ə/).
The baby name Chinniah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced CHIN-nee-ah (IPA: /ˈtʃɪn.ni.ə/).
Chinniah is Tamil, Telugu in Origin.
Chinniah is a South Indian name from Tamil and Telugu, combining chinna meaning small, young with ayya/aiya meaning respected elder or master. The compound serves as an affectionate honorific glossed as young master or respected younger one. Used chiefly as a masculine given name, it can also appear as a patronymic in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and in Sri Lankan, Malaysian, and Singaporean Tamil communities.
The name is recorded in 18th-19th-century cultural life, notably Chinnayya of the Tanjore Quartet in Bharatanatyam, and circulated among landholders, artists, and traders, sometimes alongside titles like Pillai or Chettiar. Variant forms include Chinnaiah, Chinnayya, Chinnaiya, Chinnaya, and the Tamil form Chinnaiyan; the short form Chinna is common, with feminine counterpart Chinnammal. Within South Indian naming, it contrasts with honorifics that mark seniority rather than youth.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #627 | 71 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,095 | 17 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,683 | 9 | 28,008 |
Chinniah is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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