Chyna
Respelling of China used as a given name; the country's English name travelled through Persian and Sanskrit from the Qin dynasty of ancient China.
Chyna in 2025
Chyna was given to 27 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,481st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 122,790 babies born.
The history of Chyna
Chyna reached its highest point in 1999, when 573 babies were given the name, ranking 876th that year.
Across the 47 years of records since 1979, 5,805 babies have been named Chyna. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Chyna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Chyna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | 9,438 |
| 1980s | 246 | 1,958 |
| 1990s | 2,168 | 876 |
| 2000s | 1,918 | 987 |
| 2010s | 1,258 | 2,006 |
| 2020s | 205 | 5,452 |
Where Chyna is heading
Chyna has fallen 78% over the past decade, from 122 babies in 2015 to 27 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1999 peak — Chyna is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Chyna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Chyna.