Chany: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,127

among girls · ↓55 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Chany · -5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 18,264

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

93 babies

All-time total

1,355

#6,107 all-time among girls

First recorded

1986

in Social Security records

Chany popularity over time

1,355 babies have been named Chany since 1986, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
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1980s	28	3	–	#8,526
1990s	112	11	+300%	#5,832
2000s	261	26	+133%	#4,391
2010s	516	52	+98%	#2,789
2020s (to 2025)	438	73	+41%	#2,072

Where Chany is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	94	0.06	outside top 500
2027	100	0.06	outside top 500
2028	105	0.07	outside top 500
2029	110	0.07	outside top 500
2030	114	0.07	outside top 500

Where Chany is most popular

Girls named Chany per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Chany born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
New York	224	0.566	+1101%
New Jersey	8	0.044	-6%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Chany

Chany is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,127 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 1,355 American babies have been named Chany. Its peak came in 2024, when 93 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chany stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chany?

The median living Chany is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 1,300 people named Chany are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chany year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	88	#2,127
2024	93	#2,072
2023	80	#2,291
2022	55	#3,001
2021	66	#2,616
2020	56	#2,898
2019	60	#2,789
2018	55	#2,969
2017	56	#2,935
2016	55	#3,020
2015	44	#3,544
2014	42	#3,666
2013	45	#3,481
2012	54	#3,106
2011	52	#3,181
2010	53	#3,133
2009	34	#4,391
2008	28	#5,173
2007	32	#4,587
2006	32	#4,484
2005	26	#4,986
2004	26	#4,964
2003	20	#5,863
2002	26	#4,662
2001	21	#5,407
2000	16	#6,544
1995	11	#7,608
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chany, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chany?

The median living Chany is about 10 years old. Half of all living Chanys are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Chany are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Chany are alive in the United States, based on 1,355 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Chany in 2025?

Chany ranked #2,127 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chany?

1,355 babies have been named Chany in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chany most popular?

Chany peaked in 2024, when 93 newborns received the name.

Is Chany a boy or girl name?

Chany is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chany rising or falling?

Chany is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chany become more popular?

Chany is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 114 girls named Chany in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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