Chaudhary
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHOW-dree
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Chaudhary is a boys' name of Hindi origin, meaning “headman, landholder”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Chaudhary mean?
Hindi: South Asian title and surname
“headman, landholder”
Originally a title for a village headman or landholder in northern India and Pakistan, now a common surname.
Is Chaudhary a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaudhary is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chaudhary in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Chaudhary, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Chaudhary of any year since the records began in 1996.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Chaudhary in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2 | #5,314 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Chaudhary
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivay, Shivansh, Krishiv, Rivaan, Ravi, Aarush, Reyansh, Dhruvansh, Gurvansh, Rishiv, Bhavya, Viraj
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi, Muskan, Rivan, Neha
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chaudhary: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaudhary, updated 20 October 2026.