Charan
Meaning
the feet of the lord, hence refuge and devotion (Sanskrit charana), the same word in the devotional compound Ramcharan, "at Rama's feet." The megastar Ram Charan, and RRR's global run in 2022, made it one of the most visible Telugu names in the world, and it doubles as an easy two-syllable pick for US playgrounds
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Charan has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
The Charan deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Charan truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Charan fits with your family’s names and surname.
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