Channy
Channy is a given name. People with this name include:Cheam Channy, Cambodian male politician Channy Yun, South Korean male technologist Chantel Woodhead, English female footballer Channy Leaneagh, American female musician
Meaning & Origin of Channy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Channy is a given name. People with this name include:Cheam Channy, Cambodian male politician Channy Yun, South Korean male technologist Chantel Woodhead, English female footballer Channy Leaneagh, American female musician
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The Story of Channy
As a girl name
Channy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1985, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 8 Channys were born — ranking #7,563 that year. As of 2026, Channy ranks #11,509 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 33 Channys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Channy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1987, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 10 Channys were born — ranking #4,239 that year. As of 2026, Channy ranks #7,906 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Channys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Channy
Channy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 33 births in the dataset. Channy's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #7,563. Use the chart and map above to compare Channy'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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