Chaney is a rare variant of Chana that peaked in 2003 and has since faded.
Chaney is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,901 for girl births in the United States (and #11,930 across all names), given to 16 babies. Chaney was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 2003 (57 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #6,901 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #7,319 | — |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | #10,489 | — |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #8,640 | #12,690 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | #7,335 | — |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,296 | — |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #7,094 | — |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | #8,245 | — |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | #5,700 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #8,077 | — |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #6,780 | — |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 | #7,745 | — |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #7,469 | — |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #7,526 | — |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #6,916 | #11,063 |
| 2010 | 21 | 21 | #7,605 | #12,562 |
| 2009 | 30 | 30 | #5,574 | #12,807 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #7,485 | — |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #6,148 | #11,150 |
| 2006 | 39 | 39 | #4,986 | #6,988 |
| 2005 | 46 | 46 | #3,966 | #7,203 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #3,761 | #8,264 |
| 2003 | 77 | 77 | #2,741 | #4,134 |
| 2002 | 45 | 45 | #3,905 | #5,784 |
| 2001 | 73 | 73 | #2,745 | #4,150 |
| 2000 | 62 | 62 | #2,823 | #5,977 |
| 1999 | 43 | 43 | #3,820 | #5,360 |
| 1998 | 65 | 65 | #3,026 | #3,308 |
| 1997 | 43 | — | #3,914 | #4,276 |
| 1996 | 47 | — | #3,040 | #6,593 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #3,795 | #4,837 |
| 1994 | 44 | — | #3,804 | #3,936 |
| 1993 | 43 | — | #3,360 | #5,410 |
| 1992 | 49 | — | #3,515 | #3,477 |
| 1991 | 55 | — | #3,041 | #3,346 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | #3,827 | #4,714 |
| 1989 | 27 | — | #4,704 | #5,715 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | #5,098 | #4,201 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | #4,889 | #6,215 |
| 1986 | 25 | — | #4,372 | #5,425 |
| 1985 | 20 | — | #6,087 | #4,381 |
| 1984 | 17 | — | #5,955 | #5,682 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,291 | — |
| 1982 | 19 | — | #5,253 | #5,742 |
| 1981 | 22 | — | #4,370 | #6,427 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | #3,871 | #6,398 |
| 1979 | 24 | — | #5,136 | #3,600 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #6,019 | #4,627 |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #5,255 | #3,225 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #9,513 | #5,019 |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #6,037 | #4,889 |
| 1974 | 18 | — | #7,002 | #3,164 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,163 | — |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #7,411 | #3,388 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,604 | — |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #5,887 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,737 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #6,930 | — |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #6,708 | #3,584 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,497 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,199 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #3,797 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,378 | — |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,050 | — |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,799 | — |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,714 | — |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #4,549 | #4,456 |
| 1921 | 9 | — | #3,455 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,029 | — |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #4,940 | — |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,606 | — |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #2,937 | #2,664 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | #3,253 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,883 | — |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,417 | — |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #2,529 | — |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,523 | — |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,767 | — |
| 1905 | 9 | — | #1,321 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,690 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,629 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #1,833 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,762 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,625 | — |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,451 | — |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,364 | — |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #970 | — |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #1,054 | — |
| 1886 | 5 | — | #1,132 | — |