girl's name

Chandrika

  • Origin Indian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 164

Chandrika is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2002 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Chandrika is a name of Indian origin.
  • Peaked in 1972, when 27 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1968.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Chandrika over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2002, not a full ten years.

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'60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Chandrika by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 13
1970s 70
1980s 50
1990s 23
2000s (to 2002) 5

How popular is Chandrika?

In 2002, Chandrika was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Chandrika is used

England & Wales #4,872 3 in 1997
United States #17,803 5 in 2002

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Chandrika

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Chandrika also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chandrika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Chandrika

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chandrika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Chandrika

How popular is the name Chandrika?

In 2002, Chandrika was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Chandrika a girl's or a boy's name?

Chandrika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chandrika?

Chandrika has 3 syllables.

When was Chandrika most popular?

Chandrika peaked in 1972, when 27 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.