Girls' name · since 1979
Chyna
Chyna has 5,805 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,805
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chyna is the #4914 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,805 recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Chyna recorded 5,805 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #4914 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #2,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,914 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,805 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chyna ranks #2,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,914 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,805 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,914 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,805
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chyna's 5,805 recorded births place it above 96.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Chyna compares
5,805 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Chyna's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chyna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 573 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chyna's full recorded timeline at 2003, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 573 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 573
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Chyna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,168 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Chyna's strongest decade.
2,168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Chyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 246
1980s
246 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,168 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,918 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,258 births
- 2020s 205
2020s
205 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,168 births (37% of all-time use).
How Chyna 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 Chyna's total volume
Chyna by state
Where Chyna concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 416 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 390 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 388 | 6.7% |
| #4 | California | | 334 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 303 | 5.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 283 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 202 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 199 | 3.4% |
416 of 5,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Chyna appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chyna's data
- Chyna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,168 total births); usage has since declined to 205 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Chynas (416 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Chyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Chyna 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.