China
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHY-nuh
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #10,913 for girls
China is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does China mean?
English: English name of the country, probably from the Qin dynasty via Sanskrit Cina
The English word also means fine porcelain, first imported from China.
More on Wiktionary.
Is China a girl's or a boy's name?
China is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is China in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named China in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
China in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,488 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 20 | #1,123 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,559 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is China in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,913th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named China, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 1992, with 245 girls. It first appears in the records in 1885.
Half of all the girls named China in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
China in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 14 | #7,626 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4,344 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,267 |
| 2013 | 44 | #3,511 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 57 | #2,988 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3,943 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 51 | #3,223 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 53 | #2,961 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2,464 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,883 |
| 2000 | 151 | #1,278 |
| 1999 | 156 | #1,213 |
| 1998 | 194 | #1,023 |
| 1997 | 224 | #898 |
| 1996 | 190 | #988 |
| 1995 | 186 | #1,001 |
| 1994 | 195 | #951 |
| 1993 | 222 | #872 |
| 1992 | 245 | #814 |
| 1991 | 192 | #975 |
| 1990 | 163 | #1,078 |
| 1989 | 148 | #1,115 |
| 1988 | 109 | #1,319 |
| 1987 | 87 | #1,485 |
| 1986 | 66 | #1,750 |
| 1985 | 44 | #2,282 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,990 |
| 1983 | 53 | #1,926 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,991 |
| 1981 | 61 | #1,809 |
| 1980 | 65 | #1,720 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,112 |
| 1978 | 45 | #2,092 |
| 1977 | 46 | #2,063 |
| 1976 | 37 | #2,255 |
| 1975 | 29 | #2,612 |
| 1974 | 29 | #2,556 |
| 1973 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 27 | #2,665 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 13 | #3,308 |
| 1956 | 6 | #5,324 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,317 |
| 1936 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,872 |
| 1925 | 17 | #2,190 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,611 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,955 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,551 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,832 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,899 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,433 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,773 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,547 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,951 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,537 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,876 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,560 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,276 |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,047 |
Names like China
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jessica, Amber, Chloe, Jasmine, Emma, Francesca, Holly, Molly, Hannah, Emily, Cara, Ellie
Names related to China
Chana, Ciana, Ciena, Chyna, Chiana, Chaniya, Chanie, Chianne, Chania
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “China: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/china, updated 20 October 2026.