Recorded 1988–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 318 births

Chyanna — girls' name

318 babies named Chyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

318 girls have been named Chyanna since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

318
total births
1988–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Chyanna was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

26 babies were named Chyanna in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chyanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 318 babies named Chyanna between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chyanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chyanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chyanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chyanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chyanna 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 318 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.

Chyanna at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

318

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1998

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Chyanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
26
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Chyanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
159 births that decade — 50% of Chyanna's all-time total
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Chyanna by state

Where Chyanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chyanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
6 1.9%
Ohio share of Chyanna's total US births 1.9%

6 of 318 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chyanna?
318 babies have been named Chyanna since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 26 births.
When was Chyanna most popular?
Chyanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Chyanna most popular?
The top states for the name Chyanna are Ohio (6 births).
How long has the name Chyanna been used?
Chyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Chyanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chyna, Chyanne, Chynna, Chyenne, 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, 1988–2017 (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.