Chanda

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning moon; fierce or passionate.

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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list

Chanda by the numbers

Its American peak was 418 babies in 1976, making it a 1970s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chanda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Chanagrace or favor306 in the US (2017)
  • Chandramoon16 in the US (2017)
  • Chayalife414 in the US (2017)
  • Chavalife; a form of Eve95 in the US (2017)
  • Cianaancient; a form of Cian50 in the US (2017)
  • Candysweet confection; a pet name from the common noun45 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Chanda

Names that are said the same way as Chanda, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean the moon

Like Chanda, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
  • Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
  • Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)

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