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Chana

Chana is currently the #686 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 413 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #782, now it sits at #686. Looking at the full record since 1944, Chana hit its all-time high of #670 in 2024, when 432 girls were given the name. State by state, New Jersey leads the way at #55.

Rankings

2025 rank
#686
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#670
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
413
girls named Chana

Chana popularity, 1880–2025

0.007%0.014%0.022%0.029%18801900192019401960198020002020#670 in 2024
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Chana is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #57 (222 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)NY#57Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025IN—Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: #55 (123 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)NJ#55Connecticut: #393 (7 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CT#393California: #2767 (6 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2767Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025VA—Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Chana in 2025TX—Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#55), New York (#57), Connecticut (#393)

Uniqueness score

45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Chana in the most recent year of SSA data.

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