Recorded 1990–1997 Girls' name Peak 1994 23 births

Champaign — girls' name

23 babies named Champaign in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s23

The verdict

23 girls have been named Champaign since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1997.

23
total births
1990–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Champaign was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Champaign in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Champaign

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Champaign between 1990 and 1997, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Champaign currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Champaign performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Champaign in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Champaign at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

23

Since 1990

8 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1990

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1997

Champaign popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1990

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.5 1997199519941990 5

Champaign by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 100% of Champaign's all-time total
1990s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Champaign?
23 babies have been named Champaign since 1990. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Champaign most popular?
Champaign was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Champaign been used?
Champaign has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 8 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Champaign?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.