US rank #8422 Girls' name Peak 2004 945 births

Chanie — #8422 US girls' name

945 babies named Chanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#8422
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Chanie was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

22 babies were named Chanie in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanie

The Social Security Administration has registered 945 babies named Chanie between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanie currently holds the #8422 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Chanie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 477 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Chanie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanie 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 945 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.

Chanie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

945

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

2004

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#8,422

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chanie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
22
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Chanie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
171 births that decade — 18% of Chanie's all-time total
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Chanie by state

Where Chanie concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Chanie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
477 50.5%
#2 North Carolina
7 0.7%
New York share of Chanie's total US births 50.5%
Even split

477 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanie?
945 babies have been named Chanie since 1892. It currently ranks #8422 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 22 births.
When was Chanie most popular?
Chanie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Chanie most popular?
The top states for the name Chanie are New York (477 births), North Carolina (7 births).
How long has the name Chanie been used?
Chanie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chanie?
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.

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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, 1892–2024 (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.