Is Channing a boy or girl name?
Channing is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 58 girls and 98 boys were named Channing, so 37.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 35.1% of the 11,096 US babies named Channing were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,696
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,849
- Babies named Channing since 1912
- 11,096
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 683 babies
Boys and girls named Channing, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 76 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 235 | 10 | 4.1% |
| 1970s | 415 | 112 | 21.3% |
| 1980s | 752 | 729 | 49.2% |
| 1990s | 814 | 705 | 46.4% |
| 2000s | 767 | 685 | 47.2% |
| 2010s | 3,234 | 1,258 | 28% |
| 2020s | 551 | 392 | 41.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98 | #1,696 | 58 | #2,849 |
| 2023 | 96 | #1,727 | 67 | #2,622 |
| 2022 | 113 | #1,563 | 89 | #2,144 |
| 2021 | 113 | #1,546 | 76 | #2,367 |
| 2020 | 131 | #1,354 | 102 | #1,886 |
| 2019 | 164 | #1,178 | 98 | #1,975 |
| 2018 | 196 | #1,037 | 77 | #2,364 |
| 2017 | 232 | #917 | 85 | #2,227 |
| 2016 | 273 | #831 | 97 | #2,035 |
| 2015 | 300 | #781 | 119 | #1,758 |
| 2014 | 361 | #692 | 124 | #1,694 |
| 2013 | 471 | #557 | 134 | #1,605 |
| 2012 | 512 | #515 | 171 | #1,366 |
| 2011 | 352 | #672 | 149 | #1,499 |
| 2010 | 373 | #645 | 204 | #1,191 |
| 2009 | 165 | #1,118 | 101 | #2,035 |
| 2008 | 129 | #1,337 | 74 | #2,543 |
| 2007 | 110 | #1,458 | 77 | #2,437 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,226 | 75 | #2,463 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,134 | 76 | #2,349 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,649 | 52 | #3,008 |
| 2003 | 46 | #2,316 | 51 | #2,961 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,159 | 56 | #2,718 |
| 2001 | 65 | #1,748 | 58 | #2,603 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,054 | 65 | #2,378 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,999 | 64 | #2,316 |
| 1998 | 60 | #1,704 | 57 | #2,433 |
| 1997 | 53 | #1,796 | 59 | #2,288 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,710 | 57 | #2,320 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,806 | 71 | #1,940 |
| 1994 | 84 | #1,276 | 93 | #1,626 |
| 1993 | 86 | #1,218 | 72 | #1,951 |
| 1992 | 142 | #888 | 92 | #1,645 |
| 1991 | 119 | #983 | 75 | #1,878 |
| 1990 | 119 | #951 | 65 | #2,054 |
| 1989 | 111 | #967 | 81 | #1,688 |
| 1988 | 104 | #945 | 124 | #1,212 |
| 1987 | 112 | #884 | 330 | #591 |
| 1986 | 110 | #867 | 72 | #1,639 |
| 1985 | 124 | #799 | 36 | #2,663 |
| 1984 | 64 | #1,134 | 16 | #4,511 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,830 | 20 | #3,835 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,657 | 12 | #5,590 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,213 | 15 | #4,767 |
| 1980 | 38 | #1,571 | 23 | #3,524 |
| 1979 | 40 | #1,490 | 18 | #4,068 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,573 | 21 | #3,523 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,675 | 15 | #4,462 |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,509 | 13 | #4,660 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,412 | 13 | #4,626 |
| 1974 | 46 | #1,230 | 7 | #7,003 |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,357 | 8 | #6,166 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,180 | 11 | #4,823 |
| 1971 | 54 | #1,110 | 6 | #7,511 |
| 1970 | 46 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 46 | #1,154 | 10 | #4,756 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 30 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,050 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,905 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,055 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,006 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,771 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,110 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 14 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,594 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,744 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,533 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 7 | #2,911 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,757 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,115 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 14 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,210 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,584 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,152 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,532 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,723 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,275 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,203 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,612 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Channing reached #515 in 2012. As a girl name, it reached #591 in 1987. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Channing
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.