Girls' name · since 1986
Chania
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 360 babies named Chania, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chania is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 360 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Chania recorded 360 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2019.
- #14,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 360 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chania ranks #14,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 360
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chania's 360 recorded births place it above 80.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chania splits its recorded history at 2002: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2019
- Peak year (1999)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Chania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (193 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Chania's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Chania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
129 births
- 2000s
2000s
193 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 193 births (54% of all-time use).
Chania by state
Where Chania concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.4% |
6 of 360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chania's data
- Chania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chanias (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1986–2019 (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 Chania 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.