Is Chana a boy or girl name?
Chana is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 427 girls and 0 boys were named Chana, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,503 US babies named Chana were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #673
- Babies named Chana since 1944
- 13,503
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 427 babies
Boys and girls named Chana, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 211 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 614 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,193 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,808 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,790 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,579 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,398 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,867 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 427 | #673 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 394 | #714 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 347 | #807 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 352 | #801 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 347 | #782 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 354 | #783 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 370 | #747 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 319 | #857 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 373 | #765 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 331 | #848 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 319 | #862 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 351 | #775 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 330 | #811 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 314 | #841 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 337 | #811 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 347 | #813 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 289 | #940 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 258 | #1,024 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 280 | #935 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 259 | #953 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 261 | #924 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,049 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 231 | #961 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 227 | #960 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,011 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 209 | #987 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 212 | #940 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,108 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,042 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,048 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,081 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,068 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,163 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,036 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 194 | #926 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,003 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 194 | #877 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 182 | #896 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 185 | #866 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 191 | #821 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 160 | #930 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 185 | #842 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 189 | #831 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 165 | #913 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,032 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 170 | #865 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 148 | #937 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 170 | #818 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,094 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,049 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,110 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,182 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,338 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,355 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,328 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,420 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,540 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,830 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,449 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,637 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,510 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,396 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,322 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,147 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,796 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,588 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,167 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,201 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,742 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,526 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,991 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,942 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,489 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,916 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,414 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,385 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,414 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,055 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,095 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,740 |
Highest rank
Chana has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #673 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chana
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.