Chirag
- Gender
- Boy
Chirag is a boys' name, meaning “lamp, lightsource”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chirag mean?
“lamp, lightsource”
A male given name from Ancient Persia often used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Chirag a girl's or a boy's name?
Chirag is a boys' name.
How popular is Chirag in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chirag in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Chirag in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Chirag in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Chirag in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chirag in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,291 |
| 1983 | 25 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,268 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,464 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,600 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,244 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
Names like Chirag
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kwame, Chidubem, Adam, Ryan, Chukwuebuka, Connor, Dylan, Cody, Iwan, Obi, Adem, Yitzchok
Names related to Chirag
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, “Chirag: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chirag, updated 20 October 2026.