Chaitanya
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Chaitanya is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “consciousness, spirit”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chaitanya mean?
Sanskrit
“consciousness, spirit”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Chaitanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaitanya is a boys' name.
How popular is Chaitanya in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Chaitanya in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaitanya in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
Names like Chaitanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aditya, Dhruv, Aarav, Atharva, Shaurya, Krish, Rishi, Dhruva, Arjun, Viraj, Shiv, Surya
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chaitanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaitanya, updated 20 October 2026.