Chany
Chany was the 2127th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2072nd with 93 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,417 places. More babies were named Chany in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,127 girls, up 771 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202493 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,355babies recorded
Chany popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,127 | 88 |
| 2020 | #2,898 | 56 |
| 2010 | #3,133 | 53 |
| 2000 | #6,544 | 16 |
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How popular is Chany, counting every spelling?
Chany is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,478 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,127 for Chany 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 Chany?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chany (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chany 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chany.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chany?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Chany are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Chany a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Chany by state
How common Chany was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (12.0×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chany: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chany, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chany
How popular is the name Chany?
Chany was the 2127th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2072nd with 93 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,417 places. More babies were named Chany in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Chany a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chany in the US.
Where is Chany most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chany was most common in New York (0.57 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.