Girls' name · since 1975
Channah
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 266 babies named Channah, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
266 girls have been named Channah since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Channah has been recorded 266 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #16,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 266 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Channah ranks #16,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 266
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Channah's 266 recorded births place it above 76.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Channah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Channah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Channah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Channah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Channah's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Channah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Channah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Channah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Channah 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.