Channing
Channing was the 1772nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 515th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 991 places. More babies were named Channing in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,772 boys, down 417 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 91boys
- Girls and boys
- 40% girls, 60% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012512 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,238babies recorded
Channing popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,136 | #1,772 | 51 | 91 |
| 2020 | #1,886 | #1,355 | 102 | 131 |
| 2010 | #1,191 | #645 | 204 | 373 |
| 2000 | #2,378 | #2,054 | 65 | 49 |
| 1990 | #2,054 | #951 | 65 | 119 |
| 1980 | #3,524 | #1,571 | 23 | 38 |
| 1970 | — | #1,224 | — | 46 |
| 1960 | — | #2,903 | — | 9 |
| 1950 | — | #2,606 | — | 9 |
| 1940 | — | #3,533 | — | 5 |
| 1930 | — | #2,321 | — | 12 |
| 1920 | — | #2,152 | — | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Channing, counting every spelling?
Channing has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Channing?
91 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Channing (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Channing 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 92 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Channing.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Channing?
About 6,800 people born in the US named Channing are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 11 and 34. That makes Channing 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.
Channing by state
How common Channing was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.3×), Georgia (2.5×), North Carolina (1.8×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Channing
How popular is the name Channing?
Channing was the 1772nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 91 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 515th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 991 places. More babies were named Channing in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Channing a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 40% girls, 60% boys given the name Channing in the US.
Where is Channing most popular?
In 2021–2025, Channing was most common in Mississippi (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.