Chana

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Chana is ranked 673rd among girls in 2024 (427 births). Its best rank was 673rd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #673up 41 from 2023
Births in 2024: 4270.03% of girls
Peak year: 2024427 births
Best rank: #673in 2024
Since 1944: 13,503people given the name

Babies named Chana, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

13,503 girls have been named Chana in the United States since 1944, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 427 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2004, and the 2010s alone account for 25%. It has spent 36 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Chana
1940s	43
1950s	211
1960s	614
1970s	1,193
1980s	1,808
1990s	1,790
2000s	2,579
2010s	3,398
2020s	1,867

In 2024, its biggest year

Chana was the 673rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Chana

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.