Is China a boy or girl name?
China was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 4,610 US babies named China were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,390
- Babies named China since 1885
- 4,610
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 245 babies
Boys and girls named China, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 37 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 322 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 736 | 100% |
| 1990s | 10 | 1,967 | 99.5% |
| 2000s | 0 | 637 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,390 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,750 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,714 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,846 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,987 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,478 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,467 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,451 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,363 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,321 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,287 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,525 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,479 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,995 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,168 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,957 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,659 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,802 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,232 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,273 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,971 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,846 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,472 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,890 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,281 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,216 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,025 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,509 | 224 | #899 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 190 | #991 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,004 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,019 | 195 | #952 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 222 | #873 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 245 | #816 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 192 | #977 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,083 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,119 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,321 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,486 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,752 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,290 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,996 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,931 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,993 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,812 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,726 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,117 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,094 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,068 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,264 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,625 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,563 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,768 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,573 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,674 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,227 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,115 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,636 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,052 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,002 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,070 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,395 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,387 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,183 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,297 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,380 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,343 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,235 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,347 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,395 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,119 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,905 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,139 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,226 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,544 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,763 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,363 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,752 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,070 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,104 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,679 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,268 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,221 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,036 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,260 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,433 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,338 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,147 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,824 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,591 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,717 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,953 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,820 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,093 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,944 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,207 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,202 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,703 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,636 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,092 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,034 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,044 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,938 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,582 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,865 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,939 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,464 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,885 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,798 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,267 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,563 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,002 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,567 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,936 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,601 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,315 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,070 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, China reached #9,019 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #816 in 1992. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like China
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.