The first name Kanchan
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “gold”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Kanchan means “gold” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Hindi कंचन (kañcan, “gold”).
More names that mean gold.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kanchan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2001, 7 girls born in the United States were named Kanchan, the 12,710th most popular girls’ name that year.
7
babies named Kanchan since 1880
#12,710
rank in 2001
2001
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Kanchan in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
कंचन
kañcan
Hindi
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Kanchan mean?
- Kanchan means “gold” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Kanchan?
- Borrowed from Hindi कंचन (kañcan, “gold”).
- When was Kanchan most popular?
- 2001 in the United States, when 7 babies were named Kanchan, its highest rank at 12,710th.