Girls' name · since 1966
Chanin
Chanin has 301 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
301 girls have been named Chanin since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chanin has 301 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1995.
- #15,858 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanin ranks #15,858 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,858 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chanin's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chanin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chanin's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chanin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1995
- Peak year (1970)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Chanin popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1969 (Chanin as boys' name)
Chanin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (192 births, 64% of the file).
1970s was Chanin's strongest decade.
192 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Chanin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
192 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 192 births (64% of all-time use).
Chanin by state
Where Chanin concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 14 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.7% |
24 of 301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chanin's data
- Chanin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (192 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chanins (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chanin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1966–1995 (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 Chanin 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.