Chikara (given name)

Chikara is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Chikara Mizuhata, Japanese racing driver
• Chikara Nakashita, Japanese gold (200 m breaststroke) and bronze medalist (100 m breaststroke) at the S1997 Summer Universiade
• Chikara Sakaguchi, Japanese politician
• Chikara Tanabe, Japanese sport wrestler

Chikara is also a Jat clan found in the Indian states of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.