Given name
Chaitra
Chaitra is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “born during the first month of the Hindi calendar.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “born during the first month of the Hindi calendar.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chaitra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 264
- 0 boys · 264 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,144 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,144 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 513 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chaitra’s family of names
Chaitra has a related form in Chaetra. Chaitra has a related form in Chaetrah. Chaitra has a related form in Chaitrah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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