How Many People Are Named Channing?
people named Channing are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 32,050 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,238 babies named Channing in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
683 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname of uncertain origin.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Channing, 36.4% were girls and 63.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Channing rose from 0% in the 1920s to 40.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Channing alive today is about 21 years old, and 70% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Channing first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2012, to 683 babies. In 2025, 142 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Channing has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #515, in 2012. In 2025 it ranked #1,772. Among girls, its best rank was #591, in 1987.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,772 | #3,136 |
| Best rank | #515 (2012) | #591 (1987) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #737 in the 2010s | #1,692 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Channing alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Channing were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,112 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Channing was given 5.8 times as often in Mississippi, 3.6 times in Louisiana and 2.7 times in South Carolina.
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