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Chaitanya

4 syllablesPeak year: 19999 lettersStarts with C

Meaning & origin

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Chaitanya's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Chaitanya, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Chaitanya
19946
19976
19985
199914
20008
20019
200213
20035
200412
20057
200610
20077
20087
200913
20109
20137
20146
20155
20166
20176
20195

Chaitanya through the decades

  • Chaitanya peaked in 1999, when 14 babies were named Chaitanya in the US.
  • The 2000s were Chaitanya's strongest decade, averaging 9 births a year.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2007–2019), use of Chaitanya has fallen 20% compared to the 10 years before that.

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