Channing

Unisex

Channing has been given to 11,238 babies in the U.S. since 1912. It peaked in 2012.

Meaning & origin /ˈt͡ʃænɪŋ/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

11,238

Peak year

2012 (683 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1912

10-year trend

▼ -66%

Gender split

35% girls / 65% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Channing.

11,255 babies since 1930

11,255 babies since 1990

11,216 babies since 1972

11,182 babies since 1905

11,326 babies since 1888

11,352 babies since 1966

11,109 babies since 1990

11,075 babies since 1971

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