Baby Name Popularity Profile

Chana

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Chana.

✦ Grace or favor 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #686
All-Time Peak Rank #670 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 13,921 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1944 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 432 births in 2024
💡 The Chana Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Grace or favor
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew name Channah, meaning 'grace' or 'favor'.
Common Nicknames
Chani
Alternative Spellings
Khana
Pronunciation: KHAH-nah
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Chana across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +19.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +24.8%
2015: 331 births 331 2016: 373 births 2017: 319 births 2018: 370 births 2019: 354 births 2020: 347 births 347 2021: 352 births 2022: 347 births 2023: 394 births 2024: 432 births 2025: 413 births 413
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 432 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 82 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 43
1950s: 211
1960s: 614
1970s: 1,193
1980s: 1,808
1990s: 1,790
2000s: 2,579
2010s: 3,398
2020s: 2,285

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Chan-a
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New York
Top States New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Florida, California
States with Data 15
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New York #57 8,215 2024 +31.4% Growth
New Jersey #55 2,442 2024 +15.0% Growth
Maryland #749 201 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1736 228 2023 Insufficient historical volume
California #2843 444 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #946 213 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #1253 61 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #1134 85 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #972 66 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #410 7 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia Unranked 15 1984 Insufficient historical volume
Texas Unranked 37 1976 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 10 2002 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri Unranked 6 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee Unranked 5 1960 Insufficient historical volume

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