How Many People Are Named Chanan?
An estimated 90 people in the United States have the first name Chanan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Chanan peaked in popularity in 2014 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanan 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 Chanan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Chanan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
90
About 1 in 3,808,382 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2014
13 births
Total Registered
92
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanan
Chanan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 92 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chanan as a male name
Ranked #9,924 in 2019
7 male births in 2019
Peak: 2014 (13 births)
Chanan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanan span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 61 babies were registered. Chanan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chanan by Decade
How has Chanan 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.
Chanan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chanan
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Chanan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanan?
We estimate approximately 90 people named Chanan 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 3,808,382 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanan a common name?
Chanan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanan most popular?
Chanan reached peak popularity in 2014, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanan is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanan a male name?
Chanan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanan Smith, Chanan Johnson, Chanan 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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