Unisex name · since 1912
Channing
Channing has 7,296 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,296
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Channing currently ranks #1773 among unisex names in America, with 7,296 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Channing has been recorded 7,296 times among boys since 1912, currently ranked #1773 nationally and more common than 87% of boys, 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 1912 to 2025.
- #1,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,773 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,296 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Channing ranks #1,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,773 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,296 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,773 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,296
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Channing's 7,296 recorded births place it above 96.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Channing compares
7,296 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Channing's all-time total is 20x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Channing | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,296 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 512 | 34 | 22,252 |
Channing's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Channing's full recorded timeline at 1972, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 512 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Channing popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 512
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Channing popularity over time - girls
3,942 total births recorded since 1969 (Channing as girls' name)
Channing by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,234 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Channing's strongest decade.
3,234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Channing births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 127
1920s
127 births
- 1930s 79
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 76
1940s
76 births
- 1950s 104
1950s
104 births
- 1960s 235
1960s
235 births
- 1970s 415
1970s
415 births
- 1980s 752
1980s
752 births
- 1990s 814
1990s
814 births
- 2000s 767
2000s
767 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,234 births
- 2020s 642
2020s
642 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,234 births (44% of all-time use).
How Channing compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Channing's total volume
Channing by state
Where Channing concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 446 | 6.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 313 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 297 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 288 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 279 | 3.8% |
| #6 | California | | 248 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 245 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 192 | 2.6% |
446 of 7,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Channing appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Channing's data
- Channing's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,234 total births); usage has since declined to 642 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Channings (446 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Channing: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Channing 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.