Channy — unisex name
33 babies named Channy in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
33 girls have been named Channy since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.
- 33
- total births
- 1985–1991
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
82% of everyone ever named Channy was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Channy in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Channy
The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Channy between 1985 and 1991, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Channy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Channy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1987.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Channy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Channy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Channy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Channy 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 33 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.
Channy at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Channy popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1985
- Peak year (1985)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1991.
33 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 8 births in a single year.
Channy popularity over time — boys
15 total births recorded since 1987 (Channy as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Channy accounts for 31% of total recorded use across both genders.
Channy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 27 births that decade — 82% of Channy's all-time total
Channy decade highlights
- Peak decade 27 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Channy's strongest decade
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 82% of all-time use.
Channy by state
Where Channy concentrates geographically — total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 15.2% |
5 of 33 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 15.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.2% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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, 1985–1991 (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.