Chetan
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Chetan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Chetan mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Chetan a girl's or a boy's name?
Chetan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chetan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chetan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Chetan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Chetan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Chetan, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Chetan in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chetan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
Names like Chetan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dylan, Nathan, Ethan, Jordan, Rohan, Logan, Ronan, Liam, Cameron, Ryan, Rowan, Adam
Names related to Chetan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Chetan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chetan, updated 20 October 2026.