Boys' name · since 1977
Chanan
Chanan has 97 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,400 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
97 babies have been named Chanan since 1977, making it today's #12400 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Chanan recorded 97 times among boys since 1977, holding rank #12400 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #17,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,400 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 97 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanan ranks #17,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,400 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 97 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,400 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chanan's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Chanan compares
97 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chanan's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chanan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chanan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chanan's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chanan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Chanan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Chanan's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Chanan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (63% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chanan's data
- Chanan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Chanan 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.