Charan
Boy · CHA-ran · Sanskrit
Charan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “feet (of the divine)”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charan mean?
Sanskrit: Sanskrit charana
“feet (of the divine)”
Evokes devotion at the feet of God; also part of Sikh names such as Charanjit.
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- CHA-ran
Is Charan a girl's or a boy's name?
Charan is a boys' name.
How popular is Charan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 5 boys.
Charan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Charan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Charan in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Charan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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