Is Chyna a boy or girl name?
Chyna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 0 boys were named Chyna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,777 US babies named Chyna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,425
- Babies named Chyna since 1979
- 5,777
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 573 babies
Boys and girls named Chyna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 246 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,168 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,917 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,258 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 178 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,425 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,902 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,123 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,627 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,240 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,537 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,363 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,960 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,718 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,564 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,364 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 224 | #1,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,403 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,563 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,878 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 101 | #2,044 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,300 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,135 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,770 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,380 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,298 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,024 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 395 | #639 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 500 | #527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 573 | #463 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 404 | #598 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 288 | #740 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 202 | #953 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,427 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,536 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,318 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,165 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,377 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,636 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,164 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,501 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,641 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,835 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,333 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,248 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,445 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,284 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,601 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,280 |
Highest rank
Chyna has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #463 in 1999. 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 Chyna
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.