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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

China

Used in both girl and boy records

China appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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China by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDChina as a girl’s nameUS records 1885–2024
#2316girl rank1992peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDChina as a boy’s nameUS records 1994–1997
#29828boy rank1997peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of China in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl1992245 uses#81619921885–2020113 listed years
Boy19945 uses#879819941994–19972 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.