Chandan
Chandan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Bengali, Odia.
- Hindi
- Bengali
- Odia
Meaning & Origin of Chandan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chandan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hindi, Bengali, Odia.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Bengali
- Odia
The Story of Chandan
The earliest SSA record of Chandan as a baby boy name dates back to 1997, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Chandan — #7,560 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Chandan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Chandan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 54 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chandan
Chandan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 54 births in the dataset. Chandan's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #7,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Chandan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.