| Rupa | Chandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beauty, form | Moon |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | ROO-puh | CHUN-druh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1978 (12) | 1975 (747) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Rupa | Chandra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 | 91 |
| 2000s | 0 | 468 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,629 |
| 1980s | 78 | 4,285 |
| 1970s | 70 | 6,698 |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,145 |
| 1950s | 0 | 907 |
| 1940s | 0 | 46 |
| 1930s | 0 | 6 |
From Sanskrit रूप (rūpa) 'form, shape, beauty'. In names it carries the 'beauty' sense; the underlying word denotes beautiful form or appearance.
Chandra means 'moon' in Sanskrit, from a root meaning 'to shine,' and is the name of the Hindu lunar deity among the Navagraha. Used for boys in India (the god) and often for girls in the West.
Rupa and Chandra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Rupa means Beauty, form (sanskrit origin), while Chandra means Moon (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Rupa first appears in 0 and Chandra in 0, so Rupa has the longer recorded history.