MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chahat mean?
Chahat is the Hindi and Urdu noun for desire or affectionate longing. It is formed from chah, “wish” or “love”, and functions independently as a personal name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
चाहत
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chahat in Indian usage
2,014 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 792 records (39.3%).
- Recorded as male: 1,222 records (60.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 103 |
| 1970s | 138 |
| 1980s | 385 |
| 1990s | 1,176 |
| Other decades | 212 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 861 |
| Punjab | 310 |
| Haryana | 240 |
| Rajasthan | 162 |
| Bihar | 147 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 132 |
| Other states | 162 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Chahat / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Chahat; Table_6, C5093 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Chahat; Table_6, C5093