How Many People Are Named China?
people named China are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 80,934 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,618 babies named China in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
245 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the Asian country, ultimately derived from Qin, the name of a dynasty that ruled there in the 3rd century BC.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name China (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named China alive today is about 32 years old, and 53% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 26 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
China first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1992, to 245 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
China has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #814, in 1992. In 2025 it ranked #11,144.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,144 |
| Best rank | #814 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #985 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named China alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named China were born in California than in any other state: about 326 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, China was given 3.3 times as often in Georgia, 3 times in Michigan and 2.1 times in Illinois.
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