How rare is the name Channing?

8,623 people in the United States have the first name Channing, about 1 in 35,026. It ranks #2,718 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

CHANNING

#2,718

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,623
About
1 in 35,026
This common or more
80.7%
Who bears it

Of the 8,623 people named Channing, 62.2% reported their origin as White, 21.7% as Black and 7.2% as two or more races. 63% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Channing peaked in 2012, when 683 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19122025
Peak year
2012
Births that year
683
In 2025*
142 ▼79%
Recorded as
mostly male

At least 11,238 babies have been given the name since 1912. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Channing by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #1,230. The largest share of babies named Channing, 34%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#5,78751
1920s#4,612127
1930s#5,33779
1940s#5,80776
1950s#5,720104
1960s#3,901245
1970s#2,876527
1980s#1,7341,481
1990s#2,0491,519
2000s#2,5571,452
2010s#1,2304,492
2020s#2,3901,085
Greatest Generation 1901–271.4%
Silent Generation 1928–451.3%
Baby boom 1946–642%
Generation X 1965–806.6%
Millennials 1981–9623.1%
Generation Z 1997–1231.6%
2013 and later34%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Channing is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Channing has been most common in Mississippi (3.8×), Louisiana (2.9×), and Tennessee (2.6×), and least common in Illinois (0.28×).

5,990 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Channing

#2,715 Shantel · 8,630#2,717 Andrey · 8,627#2,719 Arleen · 8,620#2,720 Alla · 8,617

Spelled almost the same

One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Channing, most common first.

#27,410 Chunying · 334

Also a last name

As a last name, Channing ranks #44,679 of 156,621, with 517 people. See Channing as a last name

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