How Many People Are Named Chyna?
An estimated 5,657 people in the United States have the first name Chyna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Chyna peaked in popularity in 1999 with 573 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chyna 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 Chyna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,657
About 1 in 60,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1999
573 births
Total Registered
5,777
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chyna
Chyna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,777 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chyna as a female name
Ranked #6,425 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (573 births)
Chyna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chyna span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,168 babies were registered. Chyna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chyna by Decade
How has Chyna 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.
Chyna by State
Birth registrations for Chyna span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, Georgia. The lowest are in Oregon, Arizona, Massachusetts. On average, about 147 Chynas were registered per state.
Chyna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chyna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chyna
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Chyna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chyna?
We estimate approximately 5,657 people named Chyna 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 60,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Chyna a common name?
Chyna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,777 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chyna most popular?
Chyna reached peak popularity in 1999, when 573 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chyna is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chyna a female name?
Chyna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chyna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chyna Smith, Chyna Johnson, Chyna 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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