# Name Numerology Calculator: Your Chaldean Name Number > Find your name number with the Chaldean letter table: a letter-by-letter total, your single-digit name number, and what it says about how your name presents you. Source: https://astroshala.com/name-number-calculator/ --- Navanka · Free numerology calculator # Name Numerology Calculator: Your Chaldean Name Number A child named Siddharth on his birth certificate becomes “Sid” at school, “Siddhu” at home, and “S. Venkataraman” on his first payslip. Each name has a number of its own, and only one of them is the name the world actually answers to. Type the name you are known by to see its Chaldean name number, letter by letter, with a short meaning. It is part of Navanka (*navāṅka*, “the nine numbers”), AstroShala’s family of free calculators. [Book a consultation](https://astroshala.com/store/) to discuss your name with Ekant Sharma. ## How the Chaldean Name Number Is Found The Chaldean method gives each letter a value from 1 to 8, grouping letters by their sound rather than by their place in the alphabet: | Value | Letters | | --- | --- | | 1 | A, I, J, Q, Y | | 2 | B, K, R | | 3 | C, G, L, S | | 4 | D, M, T | | 5 | E, H, N, X | | 6 | U, V, W | | 7 | O, Z | | 8 | F, P | Add the values of every letter, then reduce the total to one digit. For “Ravi Kumar”, the letters give 2 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 25, and 2 + 5 = 7. The name number is 7. No letter carries 9. The number 9 still appears, but only as a total of other letters. ## Which Name Should You Enter? The Chaldean method reads the name in daily use, the one people call you by and the one you sign with, not necessarily the one on your birth certificate. For Siddharth, that is “Sid” among friends and perhaps “Siddharth Venkataraman” at work. Enter the name that most people use for you most of the time. Your birth name still matters. A full report reads it separately for your core numbers, so neither name is wasted. ## Chaldean or Pythagorean? Western numerology has two common letter tables. The Pythagorean table runs A = 1 to I = 9 and repeats; the Chaldean table groups letters by sound and leaves out 9. The two give different results for the same name, so a reading uses one table throughout and never mixes them. ## What the Free Result Leaves Out A name number on its own says how your name presents you. Whether it suits you depends on your date of birth. The Numeroscope name audit checks your name number against your Moolank and Bhagyank, says whether to keep the name as it is or consider fine-tuning it, and gives its reasons. The decision always stays with you. ## Why most clients book the full hour One question rarely comes alone. An hour lets Ekant Sharma read your numbers against your horoscope and follow each answer to the next question, unhurried. [Book the 60-minute consultation](https://astroshala.com/product/60-min-tele-talk-consultation/)[A single, focused question? Choose 30 minutes](https://astroshala.com/product/30-min-tele-talk-consultation/) ## Quick Insights - Spaces, dots, and hyphens are ignored; only the letters A to Z count. - Adding or dropping a single letter can change the name number. - Initials count as letters: “R. Kumar” and “Ravi Kumar” give different totals. - A business name can be read the same way, using the name customers know. - The two-digit total before reduction is read in its own right in a full report. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Should I use my full birth name or my nickname?** Use the name you are most known by. The Chaldean method reads the name in daily use; a full report reads your birth name separately for your core numbers. **Why does no letter have the value 9?** The Chaldean table stops at 8 and gives no letter the value 9, so 9 can be reached only as a total of other letters. **Is a name number good or bad?** No number is simply good or bad. What matters is how your name number sits with your date of birth, which is what the full name audit checks. **Will changing my name change my life?** No one can promise that. A name change is a personal decision with practical costs; a report sets out the reasons and trade-offs and leaves the choice to you. **Does this work for Hindi or other scripts?** Enter the name in English letters, as you write it in documents. The Chaldean table is defined for the letters A to Z. For self-reflection and guidance. Numerology is one lens among many and is not a substitute for medical, legal, or financial advice.