Meaning and history
Chanda is a Sanskrit name meaning “fierce, hot, passionate.” It is a transcription of both the feminine form चण्डा, an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga, and the masculine form चण्ड, the name of a demon.
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2006: 5 births, rank #17,168
2007: 9 births, rank #11,630
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
20092009: 7 births, rank #13,704
Chanda moved from #825 to #832 for girls between 1980 and 1981. Its highest annual birth count came in 1976, with 418 births.