Chetan
Chetan is a common Indian and Nepalese first name for males. The Hindi word means 'Spirit Full' or 'Full of Consciousness'; the name is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Chaitanya'.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Chetan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chetan is a common Indian and Nepalese first name for males. The Hindi word means 'Spirit Full' or 'Full of Consciousness'; the name is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Chaitanya'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Kannada
The Story of Chetan
American parents first put Chetan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1972, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 21 Chetans were born — ranking #4,531 that year. About 26% of every Chetan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Chetan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 473 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Chetan
Chetan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 473 births in the dataset. Chetan's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,531. Use the chart and map above to compare Chetan'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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