Is Chani a boy or girl name?

Chani is a girl’s name. Of the 718 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chani

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Chani was most popular in 1986, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,703 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 718 people named Chani.

Chani over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chani’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chani is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 718 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chani

Where Chani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 12.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org