MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chen mean?
Chen represents chain, a North Indian word for ease and peace of mind. The same word is used in compounds such as Sukhchain, joining comfort with happiness.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
चैन
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
चेन
3,303 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chen in Indian usage
10,601 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: 2,920 records (27.5%).
- Recorded as male: 7,681 records (72.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 517 |
| 1950s | 1,034 |
| 1960s | 1,895 |
| 1970s | 2,450 |
| 1980s | 2,654 |
| 1990s | 1,774 |
| Other decades | 277 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 3,096 |
| Rajasthan | 1,793 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,770 |
| Assam | 882 |
| Bihar | 685 |
| Sikkim | 582 |
| Punjab | 534 |
| Delhi | 267 |
| Maharashtra | 200 |
| Jharkhand | 166 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 146 |
| Haryana | 134 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 101 |
| Other states | 245 |
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.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Chen (Q106797950) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Chen (Q96185501) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001