How Many People Are Named Chetan?
An estimated 462 people in the United States have the first name Chetan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Chetan peaked in popularity in 2012 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chetan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chetan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
462
About 1 in 741,893 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2012
21 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chetan
Chetan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chetan as a male name
Ranked #11,069 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2012 (21 births)
Chetan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chetan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 123 babies were registered. Chetan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chetan by Decade
How has Chetan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chetan by State
Chetan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chetan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chetan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Chetan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chetan?
We estimate approximately 462 people named Chetan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 741,893 Americans share this first name.
Is Chetan a common name?
Chetan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chetan most popular?
Chetan reached peak popularity in 2012, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chetan is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chetan a male name?
Chetan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chetan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chetan Smith, Chetan Johnson, Chetan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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