Chania
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-ya
Chania is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chania come from?
Uncertain; also the name of a Greek city on Crete
Is Chania a girl's or a boy's name?
Chania is a girls' name.
How popular is Chania in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Chania in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chania in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 29 | #4,180 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Chania
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Emma Camryn Sophia Mia Campbell Lydia Callie Hannah Nia Julia Jayla
Names related to Chania
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chania: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chania, updated 20 October 2026.