Channa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HAH-na
- Origin
- Hebrew
Channa is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “grace, favour”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Channa mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Chana; Hebrew form of Hannah
“grace, favour”
The Hebrew form of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel in the Bible.
Meaning borrowed from Chana.
Is Channa a girl's or a boy's name?
Channa is a girls' name.
How popular is Channa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1958.
Half of all the girls named Channa in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Channa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 19 | #5,224 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 25 | #3,685 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 27 | #3,275 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1981 | 26 | #3,253 |
| 1980 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 29 | #2,663 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 13 | #4,361 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 15 | #3,618 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
Names like Channa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brianna, Brenna, Sara, Cara, Samantha, Cassidy, Briana, Casey, Kiara, Breanna, Jessica, Kendra
Names related to Channa
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Channa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/channa, updated 20 October 2026.