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China Name Popularity

    

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How popular is China?

Ranking 7,414th in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name China is rare.

Although not currently within the top 1000, China has seen higher popularity rankings.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #816 in 1992 with 245 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named China was less than 5, most recently in 1950.

China, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1967-1971, 1972-1980, and 1983-1992, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2000-2003.

Sometimes the name China has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

China's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

How popular will China be?

China's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name China for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name China is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, China has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   China (Girl)China (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 15 7,414 < 5 --
2017 11 9,422 < 5 --
2016 33 4,354 < 5 --
2015 33 4,311 < 5 --
2014 34 4,278 < 5 --
2013 44 3,522 < 5 --
2012 46 3,474 < 5 --
2011 57 2,993 < 5 --
2010 52 3,165 < 5 --
2009 39 3,955 < 5 --
2008 44 3,658 < 5 --
2007 42 3,798 < 5 --
2006 51 3,231 < 5 --
2005 47 3,270 < 5 --
2004 53 2,969 < 5 --
2003 54 2,846 < 5 --
2002 64 2,472 < 5 --
2001 92 1,887 < 5 --
2000 151 1,281 < 5 --
1999 156 1,216 < 5 --
1998 194 1,025 < 5 --
1997 224 899 5 9,510
1996 190 991 < 5 --
1995 186 1,004 < 5 --
1994 195 951 5 9,015
1993 222 873 < 5 --
1992 245 816 < 5 --
1991 192 977 < 5 --
1990 163 1,082 < 5 --
1989 148 1,117 < 5 --
1988 109 1,321 < 5 --
1987 87 1,486 < 5 --
1986 66 1,752 < 5 --
1985 44 2,288 < 5 --
1984 51 1,995 < 5 --
1983 53 1,932 < 5 --
1982 52 1,993 < 5 --
1981 61 1,812 < 5 --
1980 65 1,726 < 5 --
1979 47 2,117 < 5 --
1978 45 2,093 < 5 --
1977 46 2,068 < 5 --
1976 37 2,263 < 5 --
1975 29 2,625 < 5 --
1974 29 2,562 < 5 --
1973 25 2,765 < 5 --
1972 17 3,570 < 5 --
1971 27 2,674 < 5 --
1970 20 3,226 < 5 --
1969 19 3,116 < 5 --
1968 14 3,635 < 5 --
1967 8 5,048 < 5 --
1966 11 4,003 < 5 --
1965 17 3,068 < 5 --
1964 10 4,396 < 5 --
1963 7 5,386 < 5 --
1962 16 3,183 < 5 --
1961 10 4,295 < 5 --
1960 14 3,381 < 5 --
1959 9 4,343 < 5 --
1958 10 3,975 < 5 --
1957 12 3,510 < 5 --
1956 6 5,393 < 5 --
1955 9 4,118 < 5 --
1954 15 2,901 < 5 --
1953 6 5,139 < 5 --
1952 12 3,225 < 5 --
1951 5 5,541 < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 6 4,762 < 5 --
1948 5 5,364 < 5 --
1947 9 3,752 < 5 --
1946 5 5,068 < 5 --
1945 6 4,105 < 5 --
1944 5 4,680 < 5 --
1943 6 4,267 < 5 --
1942 9 3,222 < 5 --
1941 6 4,035 < 5 --
1940 8 3,259 < 5 --
1939 < 5 -- < 5 --
1938 5 4,434 < 5 --
1937 13 2,339 < 5 --
1936 8 3,145 < 5 --
1935 6 3,823 < 5 --
1934 11 2,590 < 5 --
1933 8 3,153 < 5 --
1932 < 5 -- < 5 --
1931 < 5 -- < 5 --
1930 7 3,717 < 5 --
1929 10 2,953 < 5 --
1928 7 3,819 < 5 --
1927 10 3,093 < 5 --
1926 7 3,944 < 5 --
1925 17 2,207 < 5 --
1924 5 5,202 < 5 --
1923 8 3,703 < 5 --
1922 13 2,636 < 5 --
1921 7 4,092 < 5 --
1920 7 4,034 < 5 --
1919 10 3,045 < 5 --
1918 7 3,938 < 5 --
1917 12 2,582 < 5 --
1916 10 2,865 < 5 --
1915 9 2,939 < 5 --
1914 9 2,464 < 5 --
1913 6 2,885 < 5 --
1912 < 5 -- < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 8 1,798 < 5 --
1909 5 2,267 < 5 --
1908 8 1,563 < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 5 2,002 < 5 --
1905 7 1,567 < 5 --
1904 5 1,936 < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 7 1,602 < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 5 1,315 < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 5 1,070 < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.