How Many People Are Named Chanah?
An estimated 190 people in the United States have the first name Chanah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Chanah peaked in popularity in 1997 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanah 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 Chanah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
190
About 1 in 1,803,970 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
11 births
Total Registered
195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanah
Chanah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 195 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chanah as a female name
Ranked #15,656 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (11 births)
Chanah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 72 babies were registered. Chanah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chanah by Decade
How has Chanah 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.
Chanah by State
Chanah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanah?
We estimate approximately 190 people named Chanah 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 1,803,970 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanah a common name?
Chanah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanah most popular?
Chanah reached peak popularity in 1997, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanah is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanah a female name?
Chanah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanah Smith, Chanah Johnson, Chanah 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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