Chayna
Saint Chayna, also known as Saint Abraham the Brigand, is a saint in the Maronite Church.
Meaning & Origin of Chayna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saint Chayna, also known as Saint Abraham the Brigand, is a saint in the Maronite Church.
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The Story of Chayna
Chayna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 15 Chaynas were born — ranking #5,545 that year. As of 2026, Chayna ranks #13,603 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 192 Chaynas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Chayna
Chayna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 192 births in the dataset. Chayna's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #5,545. Use the chart and map above to compare Chayna'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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