Girls' name · since 1986
Chany
Chany has 1,355 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,132 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,355
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chany is the #2132 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,355 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Chany recorded 1,355 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #2132 nationally today, ahead of 88% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #6,106 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,132 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,355 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chany ranks #6,106 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,132 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,355 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,106 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,132 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,355
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chany's 1,355 recorded births place it above 91.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Chany compares
1,355 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Chany's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chany | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,355 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chany splits its recorded history at 2006: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Chany by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (516 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Chany's strongest decade.
516 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Chany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
261 births
- 2010s
2010s
516 births
- 2020s
2020s
438 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 516 births (38% of all-time use).
How Chany compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chany's total volume
Chany by state
Where Chany concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 928 | 68.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 8 | 0.6% |
928 of 1,355 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chany's data
- Chany's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (516 total births) through the 2020s (438) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Chanys (928 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Chany: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Chany 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.