China is an uncommon variant of Chana that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
China is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,148 for girl births in the United States (and #18,779 across all names), given to 8 babies. China was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1992 (245 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,148 | — |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | #12,432 | — |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #9,762 | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #7,720 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #13,851 | — |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #6,991 | — |
| 2019 | 18 | 18 | #6,480 | — |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 | #7,475 | — |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #9,453 | — |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | #4,364 | — |
| 2015 | 33 | 33 | #4,321 | — |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | #4,287 | — |
| 2013 | 44 | 44 | #3,525 | — |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | #3,480 | — |
| 2011 | 57 | 57 | #2,995 | — |
| 2010 | 52 | 52 | #3,168 | — |
| 2009 | 39 | 39 | #3,957 | — |
| 2008 | 44 | 44 | #3,659 | — |
| 2007 | 42 | 42 | #3,802 | — |
| 2006 | 51 | 51 | #3,232 | — |
| 2005 | 47 | 47 | #3,273 | — |
| 2004 | 53 | 53 | #2,971 | — |
| 2003 | 54 | 54 | #2,846 | — |
| 2002 | 64 | 64 | #2,472 | — |
| 2001 | 92 | 92 | #1,890 | — |
| 2000 | 151 | 151 | #1,281 | — |
| 1999 | 156 | 156 | #1,216 | — |
| 1998 | 194 | 194 | #1,025 | — |
| 1997 | 229 | — | #899 | #9,509 |
| 1996 | 190 | — | #991 | — |
| 1995 | 186 | — | #1,004 | — |
| 1994 | 200 | — | #952 | #9,021 |
| 1993 | 222 | — | #873 | — |
| 1992 | 245 | — | #816 | — |
| 1991 | 192 | — | #977 | — |
| 1990 | 163 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1989 | 148 | — | #1,119 | — |
| 1988 | 109 | — | #1,321 | — |
| 1987 | 87 | — | #1,486 | — |
| 1986 | 66 | — | #1,752 | — |
| 1985 | 44 | — | #2,290 | — |
| 1984 | 51 | — | #1,996 | — |
| 1983 | 53 | — | #1,931 | — |
| 1982 | 52 | — | #1,993 | — |
| 1981 | 61 | — | #1,812 | — |
| 1980 | 65 | — | #1,725 | — |
| 1979 | 47 | — | #2,116 | — |
| 1978 | 45 | — | #2,094 | — |
| 1977 | 46 | — | #2,068 | — |
| 1976 | 37 | — | #2,264 | — |
| 1975 | 29 | — | #2,624 | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #2,563 | — |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #2,768 | — |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,573 | — |
| 1971 | 27 | — | #2,674 | — |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #3,227 | — |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,115 | — |
| 1968 | 14 | — | #3,635 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,052 | — |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #4,002 | — |
| 1965 | 17 | — | #3,069 | — |
| 1964 | 10 | — | #4,397 | — |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,386 | — |
| 1962 | 16 | — | #3,183 | — |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #4,593 | — |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,234 | — |
| 1959 | 9 | — | #4,343 | — |
| 1958 | 9 | — | #4,235 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,347 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,395 | — |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,120 | — |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #2,905 | — |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,139 | — |
| 1952 | 12 | — | #3,226 | — |
| 1951 | 5 | — | #5,543 | — |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #4,763 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #5,363 | — |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #3,752 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,070 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,104 | — |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #4,679 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,268 | — |
| 1942 | 9 | — | #3,221 | — |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,036 | — |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,260 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,433 | — |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #2,338 | — |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #3,147 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #3,824 | — |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,591 | — |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,153 | — |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,717 | — |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,953 | — |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #3,820 | — |
| 1927 | 10 | — | #3,093 | — |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,944 | — |
| 1925 | 17 | — | #2,207 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,202 | — |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,703 | — |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,636 | — |
| 1921 | 7 | — | #4,092 | — |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #4,034 | — |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #3,044 | — |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,938 | — |
| 1917 | 12 | — | #2,582 | — |
| 1916 | 10 | — | #2,865 | — |
| 1915 | 9 | — | #2,939 | — |
| 1914 | 9 | — | #2,464 | — |
| 1913 | 6 | — | #2,885 | — |
| 1910 | 8 | — | #1,798 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,267 | — |
| 1908 | 8 | — | #1,563 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,002 | — |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,567 | — |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,936 | — |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,601 | — |
| 1888 | 5 | — | #1,315 | — |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #1,070 | — |