How Many People Are Named China?
An estimated 4,124 people in the United States have the first name China. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and China peaked in popularity in 1992 with 245 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of China 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 China paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,124
About 1 in 83,112 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1992
245 births
Total Registered
4,610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for China
China is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,610 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
China as a male name
Ranked #9,509 in 1997
5 male births in 1997
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
China as a female name
Ranked #12,390 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (245 births)
China: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for China span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,977 babies were registered. China has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
China by Decade
How has China 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.
China by State
Birth registrations for China span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Arkansas. On average, about 96 Chinas were registered per state.
China + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with China as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to China
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
China: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named China?
We estimate approximately 4,124 people named China 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 83,112 Americans share this first name.
Is China a common name?
China is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was China most popular?
China reached peak popularity in 1992, when 245 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named China is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is China a female name?
China is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many China Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: China Smith, China Johnson, China 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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