China — #12142 US girls' name

What the Data Says About China

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,600 babies named China between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, China currently holds the #12142 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 245 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that China performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,967 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, China shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 336 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list China in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for China 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 4,600 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.