Girls' name · since 1985
Chanay
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Chanay, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
61 girls have been named Chanay since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Chanay recorded 61 times among girls since 1985, 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 1985 to 1992.
- #32,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 61 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanay ranks #32,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,618 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 61
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chanay's 61 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chanay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chanay's full recorded timeline at 1990, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chanay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1992
- Peak year (1991)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Chanay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (36 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Chanay's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Chanay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (59% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1985–1992 (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 Chanay 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.