How Many People Are Named Channon?
An estimated 1,068 people in the United States have the first name Channon. It is used for both genders, with 63.9% female. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Channon peaked in popularity in 1971 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Channon 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 Channon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Channon has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Channon is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,068
About 1 in 320,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
63.9% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1971
57 births
Total Registered
1,141
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Channon
Channon is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (36.1%) and females (63.9%). Out of 1,141 total births registered, 412 were male and 729 were female.
Channon as a male name
Ranked #7,362 in 2023
11 male births in 2023
Peak: 1971 (17 births)
Channon as a female name
Ranked #11,789 in 2008
9 female births in 2008
Peak: 1971 (40 births)
Channon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Channon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 387 babies were registered. Channon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Channon by Decade
How has Channon 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.
Channon by State
Birth registrations for Channon span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, California. On average, about 19 Channons were registered per state.
Channon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Channon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Channon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Channon?
We estimate approximately 1,068 people named Channon 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 320,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Channon a common name?
Channon is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,141 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Channon most popular?
Channon reached peak popularity in 1971, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Channon is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Channon a female name?
Channon is predominantly female. 63.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Channon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Channon Smith, Channon Johnson, Channon 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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