How Many People Are Named Channing?
An estimated 10,546 people in the United States have the first name Channing. It is used for both genders, with 64.9% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Channing peaked in popularity in 2012 with 683 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Channing 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 Channing paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Channing is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
10,546
About 1 in 32,501 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
64.9% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2012
683 births
Total Registered
11,096
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Channing
Channing is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.9%) and females (35.1%). Out of 11,096 total births registered, 7,205 were male and 3,891 were female.
Channing as a male name
Ranked #1,696 in 2024
98 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (512 births)
Channing as a female name
Ranked #2,849 in 2024
58 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (330 births)
Channing: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Channing span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,492 babies were registered. Channing has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Channing by Decade
How has Channing 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.
Channing by State
Birth registrations for Channing span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Georgia. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, District of Columbia. On average, about 152 Channings were registered per state.
Channing + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Channing as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Channing: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Channing?
We estimate approximately 10,546 people named Channing 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 32,501 Americans share this first name.
Is Channing a common name?
Channing is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,096 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Channing most popular?
Channing reached peak popularity in 2012, when 683 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Channing is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Channing a male name?
Channing is predominantly male. 64.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Channing Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Channing Smith, Channing Johnson, Channing 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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