Chutney
A chutney is a condiment associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, some raw such as with coriander, others cooked with sugar, like mango chutney. During the British Raj, Anglo-Indian cuisine adapted Indian chutney and brought it back to Britain, where green mango chutney in particular became popular.
Meaning & Origin of Chutney
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A chutney is a condiment associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, some raw such as with coriander, others cooked with sugar, like mango chutney. During the British Raj, Anglo-Indian cuisine adapted Indian chutney and brought it back to Britain, where green mango chutney in particular became popular.
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Origin & history
The Story of Chutney
Chutney first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 8 Chutneys were born — ranking #7,397 that year. As of 2026, Chutney ranks #7,397 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 13 Chutneys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chutney
Chutney is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 13 births in the dataset. Chutney's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #7,397. Use the chart and map above to compare Chutney'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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