MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chaya mean?
Chaya in this Indian feminine usage continues Sanskrit chhaya, shade or shadow. Chhaya is also the name of the solar deity Surya’s consort in Puranic narratives.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
छाया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chaya in Indian usage
1,653 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 328 |
| 1970s | 449 |
| 1980s | 397 |
| 1990s | 271 |
| Other decades | 208 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Goa | 711 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 523 |
| Delhi | 185 |
| Other states | 234 |
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 | Chaya / F | 52 | 705 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Chaya; Table_6, C714 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Chaya; Table_6, C714
- Monier-Williams, chāyā, p. 406,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.