Recorded 1996–2009 Girls' name Peak 1999 54 births

Chanaya — girls' name

54 babies named Chanaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s30

The verdict

54 girls have been named Chanaya since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.

54
total births
1996–2009
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Chanaya was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

10 babies were named Chanaya in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Chanaya between 1996 and 2009, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chanaya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanaya 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 54 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.

Chanaya at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

54

Since 1996

14 years of records

Peak year

1999

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1996

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2009

Chanaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1996

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 20092008200720062003199919981996 7

Chanaya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
30 births that decade — 56% of Chanaya's all-time total
1990s242000s30

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanaya?
54 babies have been named Chanaya since 1996. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 10 births.
When was Chanaya most popular?
Chanaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Chanaya been used?
Chanaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 14 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Chanaya?
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.

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, 1996–2009 (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.