MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chena mean?
Chena is a Hindi word for a small millet crop. In western Indian names it can also reflect Chain or Chaina, contentment, giving this short form another regional interpretation.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
चेना
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chena in Indian usage
6,821 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: 2,000 records (29.3%).
- Recorded as male: 4,821 records (70.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 558 |
| 1950s | 972 |
| 1960s | 1,524 |
| 1970s | 1,537 |
| 1980s | 1,033 |
| 1990s | 918 |
| Other decades | 279 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 4,754 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,566 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 122 |
| Other states | 379 |
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
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001