Girl

Chandra

CHUN-druh

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Sanskrit name meaning 'moon.' In Hindu tradition, Chandra is a lunar deity; the name carries associations with cycles, intuition, and celestial grace.”

Popularity Over Time

Chandra US popularity rank over timeRank 16104 in 2014 to rank 307 in 1975. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#307#8206#1610419351960198020002023

Chandra is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Sanskrit

Syllables

2

Nicknames

ChanChand

Style

CelestialElegantEtherealTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Chandra Levy (journalist)
  • Chandra Eesha (Indian actress)

Collections

Celestial & Cosmic → Works Everywhere → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

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Lakshmi

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Ananya

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Kavya

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Priya

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Sanskrit origin; increasingly used across cultures seeking meaningful names

People Also Ask

Sanskrit name meaning 'moon.' In Hindu tradition, Chandra is a lunar deity; the name carries associations with cycles, intuition, and celestial grace.

Chandra is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Chandra include Chan, Chand.

Names that pair beautifully with Chandra include Ananya, Kavya, Priya.