Chaitra first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1977. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2018, 25 babies received the name (ranked #5195). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7244), with roughly 17 babies named Chaitra each year. Chaitra's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 256 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.