Chaney
Chaney was the 6901st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 970th; the most babies were born in 2003 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Chaney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,901 girls, up 395 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- 93% girls, 7% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200357 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,783babies recorded
Chaney popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,901 | — | 16 | — |
| 2020 | #7,296 | — | 15 | — |
| 2010 | #7,605 | #12,562 | 16 | 5 |
| 2000 | #2,823 | #5,977 | 51 | 11 |
| 1990 | #3,827 | #4,714 | 27 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,871 | #6,398 | 20 | 5 |
| 1970 | #5,887 | — | 8 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,378 | — | 7 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,714 | — | 7 | — |
| 1920 | #4,029 | — | 7 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,762 | — | 6 | — |
| 1890 | #1,364 | — | 5 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Chaney, counting every spelling?
Chaney is a spelling of Chany, a name family that ranked #1,478 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,901 for Chaney on its own. Together these spellings went to 127 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chany | 88 | #2,127 | 382 |
| Chani | 11 | #8,982 | 73 |
| Chaney | 16 | #6,901 | 67 |
| Chanie | 12 | #8,469 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chaney?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chaney (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chaney born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chaney.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chaney?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Chaney are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 19 and 35. That makes Chaney mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chaney: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chaney, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chaney
How popular is the name Chaney?
Chaney was the 6901st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 970th; the most babies were born in 2003 (57). Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Chaney in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Chaney a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 93% girls, 7% boys given the name Chaney in the US.