Girls' name · since 1968
Chani
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 718 babies named Chani, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
718 babies have been named Chani since 1968, making it today's #8984 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chani has been recorded 718 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #8984 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #9,366 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,984 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 718 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chani ranks #9,366 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,984 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 718 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,366 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,984 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 718
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chani's 718 recorded births place it above 87.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Chani compares
718 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Chani's all-time total is 91% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 718 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chani splits its recorded history at 1997: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Chani by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (144 births, 20% of the file).
1980s was Chani's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Chani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
107 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 144 births (20% of all-time use).
How Chani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chani's total volume
Chani by state
Where Chani concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 140 | 19.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.4% |
140 of 718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chani's data
- Chani's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (90) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Chanis (140 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Chani 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.