How Many People Are Named Chana?
An estimated 12,959 people in the United States have the first name Chana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Chana peaked in popularity in 2024 with 427 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,959
About 1 in 26,449 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2024
427 births
Total Registered
13,503
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chana
Chana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,503 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chana as a female name
Ranked #673 in 2024
427 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (427 births)
Chana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chana span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,398 babies were registered. While Chana is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chana by Decade
How has Chana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chana by State
Birth registrations for Chana span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Missouri, Massachusetts. On average, about 831 Chanas were registered per state.
Chana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chana
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Chana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chana?
We estimate approximately 12,959 people named Chana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 26,449 Americans share this first name.
Is Chana a common name?
Chana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,503 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chana most popular?
Chana reached peak popularity in 2024, when 427 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chana is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chana a female name?
Chana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chana Smith, Chana Johnson, Chana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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