Chanya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SHAN-ya
Chanya is a girls' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Chanya come from?
Uncertain; used in several languages, including Thai
Is Chanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Chanya is a girls' name.
How popular is Chanya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Chanya in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chanya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
Names like Chanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kavya, Navya, Anya, Prisha, Priya, Vanya, Arya, Saanvi, Shreya, Aanya, Nitya, Aarya
Names related to Chanya
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, “Chanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chanya, updated 20 October 2026.