Channing is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2012 and has since faded.
Channing is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,772 among boys (91) and #3,136 among girls (51) — overall #2,797 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 142 | 142 | #3,136 | #1,772 |
| 2024 | 156 | 156 | #2,861 | #1,702 |
| 2023 | 163 | 163 | #2,625 | #1,728 |
| 2022 | 202 | 202 | #2,144 | #1,567 |
| 2021 | 189 | 189 | #2,368 | #1,547 |
| 2020 | 233 | 233 | #1,886 | #1,355 |
| 2019 | 262 | 262 | #1,976 | #1,178 |
| 2018 | 273 | 273 | #2,364 | #1,037 |
| 2017 | 317 | 317 | #2,227 | #917 |
| 2016 | 370 | 370 | #2,037 | #832 |
| 2015 | 419 | 419 | #1,759 | #781 |
| 2014 | 485 | 485 | #1,696 | #692 |
| 2013 | 605 | 605 | #1,605 | #557 |
| 2012 | 683 | 683 | #1,366 | #515 |
| 2011 | 501 | 501 | #1,499 | #672 |
| 2010 | 577 | 577 | #1,191 | #645 |
| 2009 | 266 | 266 | #2,035 | #1,119 |
| 2008 | 203 | 203 | #2,543 | #1,337 |
| 2007 | 187 | 187 | #2,437 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 132 | 132 | #2,463 | #2,226 |
| 2005 | 133 | 133 | #2,349 | #2,134 |
| 2004 | 92 | 92 | #3,008 | #2,649 |
| 2003 | 97 | 97 | #2,961 | #2,316 |
| 2002 | 105 | 105 | #2,718 | #2,159 |
| 2001 | 123 | 123 | #2,604 | #1,748 |
| 2000 | 114 | 114 | #2,378 | #2,054 |
| 1999 | 112 | 112 | #2,316 | #1,999 |
| 1998 | 117 | 117 | #2,433 | #1,704 |
| 1997 | 112 | — | #2,288 | #1,796 |
| 1996 | 112 | — | #2,320 | #1,710 |
| 1995 | 119 | — | #1,940 | #1,806 |
| 1994 | 177 | — | #1,626 | #1,276 |
| 1993 | 158 | — | #1,951 | #1,218 |
| 1992 | 234 | — | #1,645 | #888 |
| 1991 | 194 | — | #1,877 | #983 |
| 1990 | 184 | — | #2,054 | #951 |
| 1989 | 192 | — | #1,688 | #967 |
| 1988 | 228 | — | #1,212 | #945 |
| 1987 | 442 | — | #591 | #884 |
| 1986 | 182 | — | #1,639 | #867 |
| 1985 | 160 | — | #2,663 | #799 |
| 1984 | 80 | — | #4,511 | #1,134 |
| 1983 | 50 | — | #3,835 | #1,829 |
| 1982 | 48 | — | #5,591 | #1,657 |
| 1981 | 38 | — | #4,768 | #2,212 |
| 1980 | 61 | — | #3,524 | #1,571 |
| 1979 | 58 | — | #4,068 | #1,490 |
| 1978 | 57 | — | #3,523 | #1,573 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | #4,462 | #1,675 |
| 1976 | 49 | — | #4,661 | #1,508 |
| 1975 | 52 | — | #4,627 | #1,413 |
| 1974 | 53 | — | #7,003 | #1,230 |
| 1973 | 46 | — | #6,165 | #1,358 |
| 1972 | 59 | — | #4,824 | #1,180 |
| 1971 | 60 | — | #7,511 | #1,110 |
| 1970 | 46 | — | — | #1,224 |
| 1969 | 56 | — | #4,756 | #1,153 |
| 1968 | 33 | — | — | #1,342 |
| 1967 | 29 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1966 | 26 | — | — | #1,514 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1964 | 30 | — | — | #1,438 |
| 1963 | 16 | — | — | #2,052 |
| 1962 | 16 | — | — | #2,050 |
| 1961 | 18 | — | — | #1,961 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | — | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,555 |
| 1958 | 11 | — | — | #2,530 |
| 1957 | 8 | — | — | #3,055 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | — | #2,177 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | — | #3,006 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,771 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,110 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,166 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | — | #3,109 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | — | #2,606 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | — | #2,636 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | — | #2,385 |
| 1946 | 14 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,594 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,744 |
| 1941 | 8 | — | — | #2,692 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,533 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,911 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,205 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,412 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #3,757 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | — | #2,115 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | — | #2,118 |
| 1930 | 12 | — | — | #2,321 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,803 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | — | #2,288 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | — | #2,314 |
| 1926 | 14 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1925 | 14 | — | — | #2,210 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,251 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,353 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,584 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | — | #2,168 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | — | #2,152 |
| 1919 | 11 | — | — | #2,532 |
| 1918 | 10 | — | — | #2,723 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,275 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,571 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,203 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,612 |