Chanon
The Story of Chanon
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Chanon as a girl name dates back to 1970, when 8 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Chanon — #5,579 in the national rankings. About 81% of every Chanon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Chanon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1987, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chanon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 6 births, good for #4,797 nationwide. About 81% of every Chanon on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Chanon last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chanon
Chanon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Chanon's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #5,579. Use the chart and map above to compare Chanon'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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