Channing
Channing is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Channing
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Channing is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Channing
As a girl name
Channing first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1987: 330 births, good for #590 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Channings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,135 among girl names with 51 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 4K Channings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Channing as a boy name dates back to 1912, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 512 newborns named Channing — #515 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Channings. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,848 among boy names with 88 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 7K Channings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Channing
Phonetically similar names — useful when Channing is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Chaining
- Chinning
- Chining
- Chewning
- Chowning
- Channon
- Chanting
- Churning
- Chiming
- Channeling
- Chancing
- Chumming
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Channing
Channing is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Channing's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #515. Use the chart and map above to compare Channing's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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