Girls' name · since 1976
Chanae
Chanae has 406 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 406
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chanae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 406 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Chanae recorded 406 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2006.
- #13,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 406 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanae ranks #13,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 406 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 406
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chanae's 406 recorded births place it above 81.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chanae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chanae splits its recorded history at 1989: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chanae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1992)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Chanae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (194 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Chanae's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Chanae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
194 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 194 births (48% of all-time use).
Chanae by state
Where Chanae concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 11 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.2% |
28 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Chanae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (194 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chanaes (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chanae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.