How Many People Are Named Chetan?
people named Chetan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 736,605 people in the US has this name
Based on 478 babies named Chetan in Social Security records from 1972 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "visible, conscious, soul" in Sanskrit.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chetan in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chetan alive today is about 24 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chetan first appears in the records in 1972 and was given most often in 2012, to 21 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1972 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chetan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,962, in 1985. In 2025 it ranked #12,388.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,388 |
| Best rank | #2,962 (1985) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,647 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chetan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chetan were born in California than in any other state: about 6 of those alive today.
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