Unisex name · since 1970
Chanon
Chanon has 62 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
62 girls have been named Chanon since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanon has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1987.
- #32,443 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanon ranks #32,443 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #32,443 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chanon's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chanon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chanon splits its recorded history at 1975: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chanon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1987
- Peak year (1973)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Chanon popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1972 (Chanon as boys' name)
Chanon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (50 births, 81% of the file).
1970s was Chanon's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Chanon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 50 births (81% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chanon's data
- Chanon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1970–1987 (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 Chanon 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.