The baby name Kanchana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kənˈtʃɑːnə/; respelling: kun-CHA-nah (also KAN-cha-na).
Kanchana is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Kanchana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /kənˈtʃɑːnə/; respelling: kun-CHA-nah (also KAN-cha-na).
Kanchana is Sanskrit in Origin.
Kanchana is a feminine given name of South and Southeast Asian use, from Sanskrit kāñcana (काञ्चन) and Pali kāñcana, meaning “gold, golden, precious.” The term appears in classical poetry and ritual vocabulary to denote radiance, purity, and prosperity, which inform the name’s auspicious sense. Through Pali and regional literary culture it entered many languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Thai.
In India it is chiefly feminine, sometimes appearing in compounds such as Kanchanamala; in Sri Lanka it is commonly unisex; in Thailand (Thai: กาญจนา) it has been a popular female name since early–mid 20th‑century Sanskrit–Pali revival. Variants and spellings include Kanchan, Kaanchana, Kanchanaa, Kanchani, Kanjana (Thai), and Ganchana (alt Thai romanization). Cognate or related names carrying the same “gold” meaning include Kanaka, Suvarna/Swarna, and Hema/Hemal.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #295 | 22 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,570 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #357 | 40 | 15,987 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #407 | 109 | 19,177 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #491 | 63 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| BH | 0 | #527 | 27 | 17,937 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #558 | 74 | 13,121 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #562 | 25 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #687 | 21 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #726 | 44 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #824 | 15 | 4,949 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #884 | 52 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #892 | 103 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 8 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,384 | 63 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,452 | 20 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Kanchana is popular in 33 countries — most recent births per country:
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