Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1999

Chyna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,902 Trend ↓ Falling 52%

Chynna, Chyna, or Chynah can be both a given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#4,902
among girls · ↑1,554 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Chyna
How common
1 in 59,528
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1999
573 babies
All-time total
5,805
#2,327 all-time among girls
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Chyna popularity over time

5,805 babies have been named Chyna since 1979, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1999Girls

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
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 10 1 – #6,281
1980s 246 25 +2360% #1,164
1990s 2,168 217 +781% #463
2000s 1,918 192 -12% #527
2010s 1,258 126 -34% #1,108
2020s (to 2025) 205 34 -73% #3,124

Where Chyna 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 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 18 0.01 outside top 500
2030 17 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Chyna

Chyna is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,902 in 2025 with 27 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 5,805 American babies have been named Chyna. Its peak came in 1999, when 573 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Chyna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chyna?

The median living Chyna is about 25 years old; half are between 15 and 27. An estimated 5,700 people named Chyna are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

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

Chyna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 27 #4,902
2024 18 #6,456
2023 29 #4,671
2022 38 #3,905
2021 52 #3,124
2020 41 #3,631
2019 49 #3,243
2018 69 #2,537
2017 77 #2,364
2016 102 #1,960
2015 122 #1,719
2014 139 #1,564
2013 171 #1,364
2012 224 #1,108
2011 163 #1,403
2010 142 #1,563
2009 113 #1,867
2008 101 #2,044
2007 84 #2,300
2006 91 #2,135
2005 111 #1,770
2004 151 #1,380
2003 160 #1,298
2002 212 #1,024
2001 395 #639
2000 500 #527
1995 114 #1,427
1990 91 #1,635
1985 – –
1980 12 #5,601
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
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1880 – –

Famous people named Chyna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Chyna Chyna American professional wrestler and bodybuilder (1969–2016) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Chyna?

The median living Chyna is about 25 years old. Half of all living Chynas are between 15 and 27 years old.

How many people named Chyna are alive today?

An estimated 5,700 people named Chyna are alive in the United States, based on 5,805 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Chyna mean?

Chynna, Chyna, or Chynah can be both a given name and surname.

How popular is the name Chyna in 2025?

Chyna ranked #4,902 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 27 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chyna?

5,805 babies have been named Chyna in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chyna most popular?

Chyna peaked in 1999, when 573 newborns received the name.

Is Chyna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Chyna rising or falling?

Chyna is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chyna become more popular?

Chyna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 17 girls named Chyna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Chyna?

Well-known people named Chyna include Chyna (wrestler).

Names like Chyna

Names that sound and feel close to Chyna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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