Channing

#3,130 for girls in 2025, 51 births · #1,771 for boys in 2025, 91 births
Given to boys 64.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2012 · 512 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
7,296
since 1912

Channing over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #590, 1987peak #515, 2012girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,13051#1,77191
2024#2,85758#1,70198
2023#2,61467#1,72796
2022#2,14289#1,566113
2021#2,36676#1,546113
2020#1,883102#1,353131
2019#1,97198#1,177164
2018#2,36177#1,036196
2017#2,22185#917232
2016#2,03397#832273
2015#1,758119#781300
2014#1,692124#692361
2013#1,599134#557471
2012#1,364171#515512
2011#1,497149#671352
2010#1,190204#645373
2009#2,029101#1,118165
2008#2,53874#1,334129
2007#2,43377#1,457110
2006#2,45975#2,22157
2005#2,34576#2,12957
2004#2,99852#2,64340
2003#2,95651#2,31246
2002#2,70956#2,15549
2001#2,60058#1,74365
2000#2,37465#2,04949
1999#2,30764#1,99548
1998#2,42957#1,70060
1997#2,28359#1,79053
1996#2,31457#1,70555
1995#1,93971#1,80148
1994#1,62493#1,27584
1993#1,94272#1,21686
1992#1,64392#887142
1991#1,87775#981119
1990#2,05365#949119
1989#1,68681#967111
1988#1,210124#943104
1987#590330#884112
1986#1,63872#867110
1985#2,65736#798124
1984#4,47816#1,13464
1983#3,80620#1,82230
1982#5,53412#1,65436
1981#4,74615#2,20423
1980#3,50623#1,56938
1979#4,05218#1,48740
1978#3,51221#1,57036
1977#4,42515#1,67032
1976#4,61413#1,50236
1975#4,59313#1,40739
1974#6,9007#1,22946
1973#6,0808#1,35438
1972#4,79311#1,17748
1971#7,3886#1,10954
1970—#1,22246
1969#4,72310#1,15246
1968—#1,33933
1967—#1,41129
1966—#1,51026
1965—#2,36612
1964—#1,43530
1963—#2,04416
1962—#2,03516
1961—#1,94818
1960—#2,8719
1959—#2,53011
1958—#2,50611
1957—#3,0248
1956—#2,16814
1955—#2,9648
1954—#2,7439
1953—#2,09914
1952—#2,15313
1951—#3,0667
1950—#2,5809
1949——
1948—#2,6089
1947—#2,35611
1946—#1,94914
1945—#2,5748
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1943—#2,07413
1942—#2,7128
1941—#2,6568
1940—#3,4595
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1936—#3,1476
1935—#2,39610
1934—#3,6795
1933—#2,09312
1932—#1,99514
1931—#2,10113
1930—#2,29312
1929—#2,7669
1928—#2,27013
1927—#2,29813
1926—#2,18614
1925—#2,19314
1924—#2,22914
1923—#2,33113
1922—#3,5327
1921—#2,15215
1920—#2,13115
1919—#2,51111
1918—#2,69910
1917—#3,2177
1916—#3,5166
1915—#2,18412
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Channing! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1912–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Channing is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,500 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 33,582 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedDEArizona: #498 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,048 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedARTennessee: #432 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,948 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #467 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,716 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #418 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,191 boysLAMississippi: #372 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,861 boysMSAlabama: #372 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,379 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Channing, so not publishedHITexas: #1,221 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 24,684 boysTXFlorida: #1,000 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,864 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#372 · 1 in 2,861
  2. Alabama#372 · 1 in 3,379
  3. Louisiana#418 · 1 in 3,191
  4. Tennessee#432 · 1 in 4,948
  5. South Carolina#467 · 1 in 4,716

Best ever in a state: #151 in Mississippi, 2014.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#37281 in 3,379
Mississippi#37261 in 2,861
Louisiana#418101 in 3,191
Tennessee#43271 in 4,948
South Carolina#46751 in 4,716
Arizona#49861 in 5,048
Florida#1,00051 in 17,864
Texas#1,22161 in 24,684
California#1,50081 in 33,582
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Channing
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 70 spots since 2024 (#1,701 → #1,771)
  • 418 spots since 2020 (#1,353 → #1,771)
  • 990 spots since 2015 (#781 → #1,771)
  • Biggest jump: 473 spots in 2010 (#1,118 → #645)
  • Biggest drop: 329 spots in 1993 (#887 → #1,216)
Rise & fade · boys
100 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2012 at #515 (512 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 16 yrs · run 1985–1992
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,705
  • Highest: 1 in 3,705 boys born in 2012 were named Channing (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 18,770 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 44.3% of all boys named Channing (3,234) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2007
  • Mostly girls until 2006, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s51#2,184 (1915)#2,779
1920s127#2,131 (1920)#2,409
1930s79#1,995 (1932)#2,572
1940s76#1,949 (1946)#2,549
1950s104#2,099 (1953)#2,583
1960s235#1,152 (1969)#1,811
1970s415#1,109 (1971)#1,373
1980s752#798 (1985)#1,284
1990s814#887 (1992)#1,430
2000s767#1,118 (2009)#1,916
2010s3,234#515 (2012)#782
2020s642#1,353 (2020)#1,611

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Channing in 1989

girls
#1,686
81 births · 1 in 22,760 girls
boys
#967
111 births · 1 in 18,026 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #1,686Channing81

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #967Channing111
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 22,760 of them was named Channing, which outranked 88.4% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Channing
  1. #1,667Star82
  2. #1,667Stevi82
  3. #1,667Tiffaney82
  4. #1,686Channing81
  5. #1,686Aliza81
  6. #1,686Bonita81
  7. #1,686Drew81
  8. #1,701Anastacia80
  9. #1,701Audreanna80
  10. #1,701Caprice80

Tied with 14 names at #1,686; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 18,026 of them was named Channing, which outranked 89.5% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Channing
  1. #962Erwin112
  2. #962Najee112
  3. #962Schuyler112
  4. #967Channing111
  5. #967Edwardo111
  6. #967Emerson111
  7. #967Francesco111
  8. #975Cleveland110
  9. #975Darron110
  10. #975Edmond110

Tied with 7 names at #967; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989 →