Chyna
Chyna was the 4902nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 463rd with 573 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,183 places. More babies were named Chyna in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,902 girls, down 1,271 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999573 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,805babies recorded
Chyna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,902 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,631 | 41 |
| 2010 | #1,563 | 142 |
| 2000 | #527 | 500 |
| 1990 | #1,635 | 91 |
| 1980 | #5,601 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chyna, counting every spelling?
Chyna is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chyna | 27 | #4,902 | 164 |
| China | 8 | #11,148 | 45 |
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 Chyna?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chyna (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chyna 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chyna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chyna?
About 5,700 people born in the US named Chyna are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 16 and 28. That makes Chyna 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.
Chyna by state
How common Chyna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Chyna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chyna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chyna
How popular is the name Chyna?
Chyna was the 4902nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 463rd with 573 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,183 places. More babies were named Chyna in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Chyna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chyna in the US.
Where is Chyna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chyna was most common in Mississippi (0.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.