Chana Girl
How popular is Chana?
#686 girl name in 2025
413 baby girls were named Chana in the US in 2025, making it the 686th most popular girl name.
13,614living people named Chana (est.)
20median age of people named Chana
13,921babies named Chana since 1880
1 in 8,027US babies born in 2025
Chana popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #686 for girls (▼ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 413 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+25% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #847 in 2015, #782 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (432 girls) |
| Highest rank | #670 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Chana is most popular
Babies named Chana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 3.4 per 1,000 (608 girls)
- New York: 2.6 per 1,000 (1,021 girls)
- Maryland: 0.3 per 1,000 (32 girls)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (55 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 girls)
Chana by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 43 | #3,349 |
| 1950s | 211 | #1,793 |
| 1960s | 614 | #1,146 |
| 1970s | 1,193 | #818 |
| 1980s | 1,808 | #821 |
| 1990s | 1,790 | #939 |
| 2000s | 2,579 | #814 |
| 2010s | 3,398 | #747 |
| 2020s | 2,285 | #670 |
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Questions
- Is Chana a boy or girl name?
- Chana is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chana were girls.
- How popular is the name Chana?
- 413 baby girls were named Chana in the US in 2025, making it the 686th most popular girl name.
- When was Chana most popular?
- Chana peaked in 2024, when 432 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #670 in 2024.
- How many people are named Chana?
- 13,921 babies have been named Chana in the US since 1880. We estimate about 13,614 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Chana most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chana was most common in New Jersey, at 3.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.