Chendra
Chendra is an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. She is originally from Borneo and was acquired by the zoo in November 1999. She has been blind in her left eye since she was young.
Meaning & Origin of Chendra
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Chendra is an Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. She is originally from Borneo and was acquired by the zoo in November 1999. She has been blind in her left eye since she was young.
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The Story of Chendra
Chendra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1974, when 9 Chendras were born — ranking #5,777 that year. As of 2026, Chendra ranks #5,777 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 9 Chendras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chendra
Chendra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 9 births in the dataset. Chendra's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #5,777. Use the chart and map above to compare Chendra'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 .
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