Chana
Chana is a distinctive choice, ranked #2138 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Chana in their class.
About the Name Chana
Chana has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 92 places in five years. It was most popular in 1999 at #1018 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Chana is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Chana in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #673, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Chana
- Khuli Chana — Khulane Morule, better known by his stage name Khuli Chana, is a South African Motswako rapper.
- Chana Orloff — Chana Orloff was a Ukrainian-born French and Israeli Art deco and figurative art sculptor.
- Chana Lukhoi — Oinam Lukhoi (ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ ꯂꯨꯈꯣꯏ), also known as Oinamcha Tunan, popularly known as Chana Lukhoi, was an Indian playwright, folk narrator, and cultural activist from Manipur.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Chana
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Chana
Almost certainly the only Chana in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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