Recorded 1976–2014 Girls' name Peak 2001 215 births

Chiana — girls' name

215 babies named Chiana in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s161990s452000s1092010s35

The verdict

215 girls have been named Chiana since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

215
total births
1976–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Chiana was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

25 babies were named Chiana in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chiana

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Chiana between 1976 and 2014, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chiana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chiana performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chiana 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 Chiana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chiana 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 215 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.

Chiana at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

215

Since 1976

39 years of records

Peak year

2001

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1976

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2014

Chiana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1976

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2001)
25
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 20142010200520011996199019791976 5

Chiana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 51% of Chiana's all-time total
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Chiana by state

Where Chiana concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chiana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Chiana's total US births 2.3%

5 of 215 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chiana?
215 babies have been named Chiana since 1976. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2001 with 25 births.
When was Chiana most popular?
Chiana was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Chiana most popular?
The top states for the name Chiana are California (5 births).
How long has the name Chiana been used?
Chiana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 39 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Chiana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chiquita, Chiara, China, Chioma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1976–2014 (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.